Laois' Zach Tuohy to retire from AFL at end of season

34-year-old Tuohy holds the record for the most ever AFL appearances by an Irish player.

CALLING TIME: Zach Tuohy of the Geelong Cats holds aloft the premiership cup after winning the 2022 AFL Grand Final. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Zach Tuohy has confirmed he will retire from Aussie rules at the end of the 2024 AFL season. 

The Laois man's career began with Carlton Blues in 2010 before he moved to the Geelong Cats in 2016. He and Kerryman Mark O'Connor became just the second and third Irish players ever, after Tadhg Kennelly, to win the AFL premiership when Geelong claimed the 2022 title.