A young man from Portlaoise will make history in Australia this weekend when he takes part in the AFL’s first-ever grand final outside of Melbourne
The 30-year-old is one of Ireland’s most successful Aussie Rules exports, having last month become the second Irishman to make more than 200 Down Under appearances after legendary Jim Stynes
Saturday morning at 930am, millions of people will be tuned in to see Zach Tuohy and his Geelong teammates take on Richmond at the GABBA in Brisbane, including Mom and Dad, Noel and Marie who spoke with Colm & Lucy and were treated with a surprise
Laois County Council councilor Papa Noel said the family were thrilled and proud
Zach, played with Portlaoise at all levels until leaving for Australia in 2010 He was drafted by Carlton in 2010 and has since played over 200 matches in the AFL He has joined the great Jim Stynes As the second player to reach the milestone this year
Before leaving Ireland he played as a miner for Laois winning a Leinster medal in 2007 He won numerous medals with Portlaoise including cameos from the long distance county final for The Town during their nine consecutive matches at the Laois GAA senior football championship
Last week Zach corrected the pronunciation of a Portlaoise interviewer before hilariously mocking his line of questions
Interviewer Luke Darcy asked if Tuohy’s family in Ireland had sufficient internet access to stream their matches live
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