BLOCK star Darren Jolly has opened up about the shock he experienced after being told he had a brain tumour.

VFL. 17th Feb 2015 3:36 PM Sandringham v Collingwood.Former AFL great turned reality television contestant Darren Jolly has delivered a powerful speech on mental health at the Collingwood Football Club’s annual general meeting on Wednesday night.The 237-game AFL player, who went on to win the 10th series of The Block in 2015, left those in attendance hanging off his every word.“Normally they get up and they thank the bootstudder, the coach, people who have been around them — their manager, their family, etc,” Collingwood president Eddie McGuire said on Triple M.“The room was completely captivated, totally immersed in what he had to say.”Our second life member is 2010 premiership player Darren Jolly.Jolly was awarded life membership by Collingwood after hanging up his boots in 2013 following 71 games with the Pies which included the 2010 premiership victory.He tasted premiership success in 2006 as a member of the Sydney Swans.The former ruckman fought through tears as he opened up about issues and how they resulted in him spending time in hospital.Magpies training at Olympic Park, Melbourne 26th July 2013, Coach Nathan Buckley has a chat with Darren JollyJolly kicked off his speech by referencing some highlights since he stepped away from the game, but said the lowlights had far outweighed the good times.“Since 2015, I’ve been thrown some extremely difficult challenges in my life that I’d never thought I’d have to deal with.

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