'A free-for-all': Conor McKenna won't miss Melbourne's AFL media
… [but] people were more worried about the AFL being put off than my actual life," he said.
The 24-year-old also opened up on his decision to retire and admitted that this year's season, away from Melbourne, had contributed to his feeling that it was time to go home. McKenna first started seriously thinking about ending his AFL career this season about six weeks ago "because I didn't feel like I wanted to play AFL".
McKenna spoke to the team's coaches a few days ago and they all agreed there was no point in McKenna struggling through the rest of the season, especially if he was not going to return in 2021.Despite homesickness bringing an end to his stint in Australia, he is not ruling out a return one day, "in two or three years' time".
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