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03 Apr 2026

End of the road as Laois and Portlaoise AFL star set to retire at end of season

He holds the record for the most appearances by an Irish player in the AFL

End of the road as Laois and Portlaoise AFL star set to retire at end of season

Picture: Sportsfile

Portlaoise's Zach Tuohy has revealed that the 2024 AFL season will be his final one.

Tuohy has been an AFL player since 2011 having played for Carlton up until 2016 where he made 120 appearances. He moved to Geelong in 2017 and is currently the most capped Irish player to have played Aussie Rules with him having racked up 286 appearances to date.

See his retirement announcement video below:

He has one AFL Premiership to his name having won the title in 2022. 

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