The Irish Experiment: From the GAA to the AFL
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During his childhood in County Laois, Zach Tuohy’s first love was Gaelic football. But when an Australian football club came knocking with a professional contract, the then 17-year-old leapt at the opportunity to travel across the world and come to grips with an oval ball. Despite a rocky start navigating a Carlton Football Club in disarray and becoming a father at twenty-three, Zach went on to become one of the greatest success stories of the ‘Irish Experiment’. With characteristic devil-may care attitude and determination, Zach writes candidly about his time as a minor league Gaelic football player, and his experiences in Australia, recounting the good, the bad and the downright hilarious. He has plenty to say about the relationships between the indigenous codes of GAA and the AFL, and what needs to change to secure the future of Irish and Australian footballers alike.
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Zach Tuohy grew up a sports-mad youngster committed to his two loves: Liverpool FC and 'The Town', his local Portlaoise Gaelic football club. His teenage dream: winning an All-Ireland with his county, Laois.
But then, at the age of seventeen, the Australian Football League (AFL) came calling and Zach had some difficult decisions to make.
With refreshing honesty, occasional modesty and plenty of 'change-room' insights, Tuohy tells the story of leaving behind his intercounty dreams to follow a new path. From the lows of his days with Carlton - a club in disarray - to the highs of winning a Premiership medal with Geelong in 2022, it tracks his journey as he cements his place as one of the greatest success stories of the 'Irish experiment'. Candid and often hilarious, he also has plenty to say about the much-debated International Rules Series and the relationship between the indigenous codes of the GAA and the AFL.
The Irish Experiment is a no-holds-barred look at what it takes to become an Irish professional footballer, and of finding a home, thousands of miles away from the one you left behind.
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| Weight | 420 g |
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| Dimensions | 23.2 × 15.2 × 2.8 cm |
| Book_author | Tuohy, Zach |
| Publisher | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Language | English |
| Dewey | 796.336092 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
