ZACH TUOHY HAS signed a new one-year contract extension with AFL champions Geelong Cats.
Portlaoise native Tuohy helped Geelong win the Grand Final last month by 133-52 margin at the MCG.
He has now committed to another year at the Cats, his 13th overall in the AFL, after playing his 250th game in that Grand Final.
That milestone appearance places him within just 14 games of the legendary Jim Stynes for the most games by an Irish player in the AFL.
The Fab Five 🙌🔒 Hawkins, Smith, Tuohy, Z.Guthrie and Atkins extend their contracts as Cats!
— Geelong Cats (@GeelongCats) October 24, 2022
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Tuohy, who turns 33 in December, joined Carlton Blues in 2011 when taking his first steps in his AFL career.
He made the move in 2017 to Geelong and achieved ultimate AFL glory last month. Tuohy and Kerry’s Mark O’Connor became the first Irish players to win the AFL Premiership title since Tadhg Kennelly’s breakthrough in 2005.
Tuohy is one of five players that Geelong have announced contract extensions for this morning with Tom Hawkins and Isaac Smith both signing one-year extensions, along with Tuohy. Tom Atkins and Zach Guthrie have both added a further two years to their deals.
