Anton Tohill was born on 14 December 1999 and is a Gaelic footballer and former Australian rules football player.
11 Facts About Anton Tohill
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Anton Tohill plays for the Swatragh club, the Derry county team and, formerly, for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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In December 2017, Tohill participated in a European AFL Combine in Dublin and the following month flew to an AFL Academy camp in Florida.
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Anton Tohill managed to play 12 games in the Victorian Football League, deployed as a key forward and playing in the ruck.
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Anton Tohill impressed in the 2021 VFL season, playing as a defender.
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Anton Tohill made his debut at Marvel Stadium against Port Adelaide in the club's round 19 match of the 2021 AFL season, which Collingwood lost by 28 points.
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Anton Tohill made his senior inter-county debut for Derry on 7 January 2022 as a late substitute for Shea Downey in Derry's opening game of the 2022 Dr McKenna Cup against Monaghan.
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Anton Tohill made another substitute appearance against Fermanagh in Derry's next game in the competition.
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Derry qualified for the semi-final, losing to Donegal, though Anton Tohill scored a point in that game.
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Anton Tohill was still involved when Derry won the 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship later that year.
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Anton Tohill's athleticism was credited with helping his club Swatragh defeat Bellaghy in the last 16 of the 2022 Derry Senior Football Championship in September that year.