Pierce Hanley

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playername = Pierce Hanley
fullname = Pierce Hanley
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birthdate = Unknown
birthplace = Ireland
originalteam = flagicon|IRE County Mayo (Gaelic Football)
draftpick = 38^th overall, 2007 AFL Rookie Draft
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position = Forward
dead = alive
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currentclub = flagicon|Queensland AFL BL
guernsey = 42
years = 2008-
clubs = flagicon|Queensland AFL BL
games(goals) = 0 (0)
coach = notcoach
coachingteams = notcoach
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infobox GAA player
name=Pearce Hanley
placeofbirth=County Mayo
countryofbirth=Ireland
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county=Mayo
code=Football
sport=Gaelic football
province=Leinster
club=Ballaghaderreen
clubs=Ballaghaderreen
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clposition=Forward
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counties=Mayo
icyears=2007-Present
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Pierce Hanley (born 1989) is an Australian rules footballer and a Mayo GAA and Ballaghaderreen Gaelic football player. Pierce made his debut in 2007 against Cavan. Hanley had previously won the Ron Barassi medal for the best player of the international rules two years ago for the Irish U-17 International Rules team against Australia.

In 2007, Pierce was signed by the Brisbane Lions professional club in Australia, which would see him convert to Australian rules football. [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/0801/hanleyp.html?gaa]

Hanley made his debut in the final Lions home match in 2008 against the Carlton Football Club in front of a crowd of 35,000 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, replacing his fellow Irishman Colm Begley in the side. [ [http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4824&Itemid=39 Ballaghaderreen’s Hanley makes his AFL debut] from the Mayo News]