Zach Tuohy has great admiration for his AFL rival Pearse Hanley.

Former Laois footballer Tuohy and ex Mayo star Hanley are the two most prominent Irish players in Aussie Rules at present and Carlton defender Tuohy has been impressed by the progress of Brisbane back Hanley:

"Pearse had been exceptional for a few years now, which has created a healthy rivalry between us as regular senior players," he is quoted in The Irish Daily Mirror.

"We respect each other's success and we are both aware that we are representing our country as well as our clubs in the AFL.

"Pearse has the ability to rack up 25-30 disposals a game when he runs out of defence into midfield, whereas my game is more about shutting down my opponents.

"It would be nice to have as many disposals as Pearse but the main thing for me is to do my job for the team." Tweet

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