By Daragh Ó ConchúirZach Tuohy will join a select group when, barring any late mishaps, he will make his 150th AFL appearance, lining out for Geelong against Port Adelaide on Saturday. In that time, only one other player actively recruited form Ireland by an AFL club has broken 100 appearances. “It’s a fairly modest one in the grand scheme of things, but it’snice, I didn’t grow up with the game,” says Tuohy, 28, of the impending achievement. Undaunted, and surrounded by a better calibre of teammate, Tuohy spent more time on the pitch than any other Cats player in 2017. Magee was the first Irish-born player to play 200 games, finishing with 216 from a career with South Melbourne and Footscray between 1961 and 1975.

Source: Evening echo April 18, 2018 11:15 UTC