[2] He studied law at the University of Melbourne before his debut for the "Maroons" against Carlton on 15 July 1893.
He is accredited with at least 37 VFA games and a further 14 for Carlton in the VFL, and was considered one of the best players afield.
[2] Carlton captain Jimmy Aitken said that "Brook Hannah defeated Collingwood's Pannam pointless and had worked over Geelong's McCallum in a similar fashion two weeks earlier.
"[3] After retiring from playing football, Hannah joined the China Inland Mission as an ordained missionary, and served as an assistant superintendent to Bishop Mowll of the Anglican Diocese of Szechwan.
[2] Brook Hannah met his future wife May, also a missionary, in China.