Retired 2. Zach Tuohy (2017 - 2024)

[rocker_oz33]

Welcome Zac 2E you should fit in Noicely

All the best too Billie aswell.

 

[Big Fozza]

Awesome news. Love this guy's hardness at the ball.

 

[Weiterbot23]

Tuohy will be very handy in your side.

He's like Ruggles but 40% better in every aspect, particularly his kicking which is a thing of beauty.


Anyone on your board still hold out hope for smedts being any good? What happened to him? I remember ppl saying he was the best school footy player ever seen??

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Really like the look of Touhy. Should be a good Enright replacement off half back.

Enright is irreplaceable.

 

[THE CAT WRANGLER]

Great work love his endeavour and run , if we can teach a little bit of the Geelong way he should be fine.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

Tuohy will be very handy in your side.

He's like Ruggles but 40% better in every aspect, particularly his kicking which is a thing of beauty.


Anyone on your board still hold out hope for smedts being any good? What happened to him? I remember ppl saying he was the best school footy player ever seen??

He's got good vision and kicking ability obviously he's had injuries which have hampered his career but he also gets a bit lost sometimes in games. He plays best as a forward or midfield but his body doesn't allow him to play as much through the midfield. He had shoulder injuries that meant he hasn't put on much muscle there he needs to be given clear roles and instructions and keep his game simple.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

As The Old Dark Navy's says, he's still underrated at Carlton - don't think he will be any longer - gonna leave a pretty big hole I reckon, although if we have strength on any line it's down back - one other thing - pencil him in for getting caught with the ball at least once a game - not cause he's slow just has a habit of getting ahead of himself every now and then - small price to pay for a flawless character and nut-hard backman with a rocket launcher boot.

Don't worry if you are looking for a player that gets caught witht the ball often you've got one in Smedts

 

[Hoffy95]

If he can stay on the park he'll prove his talent either forward or back. He was just unfortunate to be the fourth least lucky player on our list.

I wish him all the best but there has been no indication that he'll prove his talent if he's played in the backline. I hope he does but he was completely at sea playing there for Geelong.

 

[thylacine60]

Don't worry if you are looking for a player that gets caught witht the ball often you've got one in Smedts

we're not

 

[thylacine60]

He's got good vision and kicking ability obviously he's had injuries which have hampered his career but he also gets a bit lost sometimes in games. He plays best as a forward or midfield but his body doesn't allow him to play as much through the midfield. He had shoulder injuries that meant he hasn't put on much muscle there he needs to be given clear roles and instructions and keep his game simple.

sounds like a special needs kiddie

 

[year of the cat]

sounds like a special needs kiddie

You know Quentin? He's got a sounder body than Smedts.

 

[Seeds]

Beats our former strategy of recruiting broken down 30 year olds. With recent trading the age profile of the list is much healthier than it was 2012-2015.

As for Touhy, fills a need. Losing Boris hurts us no matter what, but Thurlow and Touhy in for Enright and Mackie/extra tall squares things up a bit.

Only four more players to poach before we have our dream team Carlton backline.

Have we ever recruited a 30 year old?

 

[Seeds]

Really like the look of Touhy. Should be a good Enright replacement off half back.

No not a enright replacement. Nothing like him. More a mackie replacement. Thurlow is the enright replacement.

 

[thylacine60]

You know Quentin? He's got a sounder body than Smedts.

OK. Just looking to touch base and wish Z well.

 

[Metalcrusher]

Without a doubt, GFC, you have smashed this trade. I am sooo going to miss ZT. Just a heads up he loves to receive a handball from someones HF mark on the run 60-65 out ..... what a boot on him, its borderline lethal.

Look after our little Irish Fella, great culture, great work ethic, hard as nails.

 

[Cursed Cat]

I'm pretty pleased with this acquisition, Tuohy has a nice combination of skill and hardness and will be a very handy addition to our backline.

With Tuohy coming in and Jackson Thurlow presumably overcoming his knee injury to return to the senior side, we should see a defense that is better able to rebound and set up attack with good foot skills in 2017.
Get the ball into the hands of these two as much as possible!

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Don't know much about him, to be honest, so I look forward to seeing what he can do next season.

 

[Partridge]

Have we ever recruited a 30 year old?

Not quite. McIntosh was 28 I believe. However he had the body of a 40 year old.

 

[Jeremias]

All the best to Zach at the Cats.

A much loved figure at the Blues, can't wish him anything but good fortune at his new club.

He'll be an absolute beauty for you. Some of you may not see it yet...but you will soon enough.

 

[Metalcrusher]

His side steps are sublime

 

[Seeds]

Not quite. McIntosh was 28 I believe. However he had the body of a 40 year old.

atleast he ain't injured. But we have a habit of recruiting players at their peak age only to get their retiring years. Tuohy fits right in with that strategy. They all come to us at 26-28.

 

[Stig_90]

No not a enright replacement. Nothing like him. More a mackie replacement. Thurlow is the enright replacement.

Fair point.. Could be a Caddy replacement in the midfield

 

[Mr Meow]

No not a enright replacement. Nothing like him. More a mackie replacement. Thurlow is the enright replacement.

I get extremely hyperbolic when I think of dud recruits.

 

[JD Tomahawk]

I like that we can now post 2E for short

 

[DanA]

I think Touhy will be a Zac Smith type improvement. That is not the best player but super important to our structure and the way we play out of the backline.