Hanley: injuries almost ended my AFL career

MAYO’S AFL export Pearce Hanley has revealed injury almost forced him to quit Australia earlier this season.

Hanley endured a nightmare catalogue of problems including a broken bone in his foot and torn hamstrings at the start of his second season with the Brisbane Lions.

“I was so frustrated,” he explained. “After working so hard, I couldn’t believe it. There was a lot going on in my head. I didn’t really speak to anybody. I just went into my shell a bit. I didn’t have any real close friends out there that I could open up to.