Mayo may have to wait for Hanley

Something tells you Pearce Hanley might never come home to wear Mayo colours again.

He as much as admits it himself. “As soon as Championship comes around, I’d love to pull on the Mayo jumper again. How I could make that happen, I’m not sure. I’m the leader at the Brisbane Lions and I hope to be in the captain’s group one day so for me to leave that would be very hard.

“We’re building something very special (they finished 15 of 18 teams in this year’s AFL ladder), so while I love Mayo and would love to go back I’m not sure how that would happen. I wouldn’t rule it out but it would be hard to see me doing it.”