Zach Tuohy will become the third Irishman after Jim Stynes and Tadhg Kennelly to play 150 AFL games when he fronts up against Port Adelaide on Saturdaynight.
Tuohy crossed over to Kardinia Park after a 120-game stint at Carlton.
The 28-year-old running defender is currently leading the AFL for the longest consecutive streak of games with 120.
The Cats returned to form with a big win against St Kilda last Sunday, but Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval is a different proposition.
“It was a pretty good performance, it was the closest representation to how we want to go about it,“ Tuohy said.
“Guys like Zach Guthrie, we could tell pretty quickly he was going to have exceptional leadership qualities. Jack Henry comes in and the steps he’s taken in pre-season are remarkable.
“We’d like to have Harry (Taylor) and ’Hendo’ (Lachie Henderson) back, but the young guys are doing alright I reckon.“
Port Adelaide will be angry after a loss to Essendon last weekend. It was the Power’s first taste of defeat in 2018.
Poor starts have been plaguing the Power.
“Our trend this year is that we’re getting done in first quarters, putting ourselves behind the eight-ball and when we try to get back in the game, we’re not able to,” vice-captain Olli Wines said.
“That’s an issue we have to address – tonight was another disappointing first quarter, we put ourselves four or five goals down early and at AFL footy [level] these days, it’s incredibly hard to catch up from that.”
Geelong’s win against the Saints was impressive and it also signalled the arrival of Brandan Parfitt as a genuine AFL young gun.
The 2016 number 26 draft pick gathered 28 disposals and booted three goals in a stunning performance.
Geelong drafted the 19-year-old Parfitt with the pick they received from Richmond for Josh Caddy. It looms as a win-win trade for both clubs. Caddy is already a Richmond premiership player while Parfitt looks every bit a 10-year player for the Cats.
Meanwhile Cats fans will get the chance to see both VFL sides in action tomorrow.
The VFLW side will play their third practice match in a fortnight when they take on the Western Bulldogs VFLW side from 11.30am at GMHBA Stadium.
Following on from that, the Cats VFL side will take on Footscray from 2pm. The Cats suffered a close loss to Sandringham at home on Saturday and will be looking to make amends.
Entry into the VFLW game is free until 1pm at which point non-members will be charged for entry into the VFL match. 2018 Geelong Cats members will receive free entry.
Fans can enter from gate 13.
