Brian Hayes 'worried' season was over after suffering injury during Cork's league campaign

The in-form attacker looked in bother when he hit the turf with nobody around him during Cork's final round league win over Galway and was taken off.

PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for April in hurling, Brian Hayes of Cork, with his award outside the PwC offices in Cork. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile.

Brian Hayes has acknowledged there were concerns initially when he crumpled in agony with a knee injury late in Cork's league campaign.

The in-form attacker, who has started all nine of Cork's competitive games this year, looked in bother when he hit the turf with nobody around him during Cork's final round league win over Galway and was taken off.