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The biggest disappointment of last season for me was losing my forward line ‘wing-man’ Daniel Bradshaw.

When Braddy’s knee collapsed in a reserves practice match before the premiership season had even started, my heart sank with it.

I was obviously gutted for the bloke because you wouldn’t wish having to undergo a knee reconstruction on your worst enemy, but I had been really excited about the prospect of teaming up together in our forward line.

So you can imagine how rapt I’ve been that Braddy got himself back for Round 1 and has been running around keeping the opposition defenders honest for the last couple of weeks.

It’s great to see him moving so well. It looks like he has lost none of his mobility, which is always a concern with a big fella coming back from a reco.

It’s not just me who is glad he is back, but it’s great for the team.

Any time you have got a multi-pronged attack, you are a hell of a lot more dangerous than if you are relying on the one big key position forward.

You are not so one-dimensional, it helps to spread the defence, and you are not having to put up with going against two or three blokes in a contest all the time.

The good thing about our partnership is that we play our footy a bit differently which I reckon helps.

I’m more of a natural centre-half-forward and he’s more inclined to full-forward.

We talk a bit when we’re out on the field about our positioning, but to be honest I don’t tell him a lot.

He’s an experienced bloke and knows what to do.

We seem to complement each other with what we do instinctively.

We both run hard, and it’s important that if I need a chop out, he is always there to give me a breather.

I was asked if we have any side wagers on who is going to kick the more goals, but I can guarantee you that is the last thing on our minds.

It’s all about us both doing the best thing for the team and to be honest, I’d like to set him up for a few more goals.

I guess if we can collectively kick eight goals between us each week, it will go a long way towards winning games, with the midfielders and other forwards chipping in with their bit.

We’ve got 13 between us at the moment, so we’re around about the mark after two games.

Some days it might only be four that we contribute, but if we’ve had a lot of possessions and set up other blokes, then we’ve done the job just as effectively.

I do feel very comfortable for the team when I see Braddy with the ball in his hands lining up for goal.

He’s a good kick for goal with that really nice relaxed action. He never seems to get flustered no matter what the situation, which is a good tip for kids out there.

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Bradshaw is showing no ill effects from the knee reconstruction. In fact I'd say he's looking as good as he ever has. Is now equal 2nd in the Coleman Medal.
 
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What's his odds on the coleman cause with the way he's been playing he's a real smoky to win it. might even pip browny for the 100.
 

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I wonder if the theory is that it takes 12 months after a knee reconstruction to fully recover, how good will he be next year?
 
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Daniel Bradshaw and Jonathan Brown must save Brisbane
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Andrew Hamilton
April 07, 2008 12:00am

DANIEL Bradshaw and Jonathan Brown kicked 13 goals between them the last time they hunted together at AAMI Stadium. Brisbane needs a simiar return from the duo against Port Adelaide on Saturday because at the moment it is getting little from their ground-level forwards. And hopes premiership crumber Ash McGrath could solve the prolem may have been dashed by an ankle he suffered in his comeback from off-season knee surgery in the reserevs on Saturday.
Bradshaw was almost a lone hand on Saturday night booting five of Brisbane's 10 goals in the 17 point loss to the Swans. The only other multiple goalkicker was second gamer Lachlan Henderson (two).
"Again we didnt have anyone to mop up in the forward line when ball went to ground," Lions coach Leigh Matthews said.
The ball barely hit the ground in Round 8, 2006, when Brown booted seven and Bradshaw six in a crushing victory. Brown played only another two games that year before succumbing to a hip injury while Bradshaw went on to boot 59 for the year before injuring his knee the following pre-season and missing 2007.
"'We had a pretty good day that day and it would be nice to be able to reproduce it this weekend," Bradshaw said. "We have still got to get used to both of us being there and the guys up the field probably have to adjust to having different targets, I can only see it getting better as the year goes along.
"We normally play alright there, so we shouldn't be too scared of going down there to meet Port, we are playing some OK footy at the moment, we just have to put four quarters together."
The Lions are certainly getting adequate productivity out of their multi-pronged attack and the blame for their two losses can't be laid at the feet of the big men but they haven't yet fired in tandem.
In Perth, Brown was the headline act, booting six and completelelly outclassing All-Australian defender Darren Glass while Bradshaw provided an encouraging first-up cameo with three third-quarter goals.
Bradshaw produced another three against the Pies in the two-point win in round two, although in that game Brown was again the more dominant player around the ground.
he co-captain pulled down seven strong contested marks and looked dangerous every time the ball was in the vicinity but his kicking boots had deserted him and he returned 2.3.
On Saturday night, it was the Bradshaw show as Brown was reduced to a bit part player by Swan Craig Bolton.
"It was was good to be able to take a few grabs and kick a few goals, just I suppose to realise you can still do it," Bradshaw said. "It doesn't really mean much in a loss but it was good to be able to get my hands on a few and hopefully each week it should get better."
Bradshaw says he has regained full speed and lateral movemernt after his knee reconstruction but feels his leap could improve with some more work in the gym.

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KEY man . . . Daniel Bradshaw in action for the Lions against the Sydney Swans.
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Celebrated his fifth goal by showing his guns to the AAMI crowd. :D
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I remember reading a Johnno profile when asked about nicknames and he said they called Daniel "Big-guns" because of those beauties! :D

After our loss to Hawthorn last year when Roughead and Buddy outgunned a lone Browny, I reckon we're going to give their twin towers a run for their money with a fit DB.
 
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Matthews says he has been amazed by how well Bradshaw has returned this year from the knee injury that kept him out for all of 2007.
"Even back in February (during pre-season training) he didn't have the look of a player that hadn't played for 12 months," Matthews said of Bradshaw, the Lions' leading goalkicker in 2005 and 2006.
"In fact I have never seen him look better than he has this first month, at any stage of his career."
"He certainly doesn't look like a player who is on a physical and mental comeback from a long-term injury, he is in good shape."

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Coleman Odds:

Franklin - $2.25
Fevola - $2.75
Bradshaw - $6.00
Brown - $6.50
Lloyd - $17.00
Pavlich - $18.00
Hawkins - $21.00
Rocca - $31.00
Thompson - $41.00
Riewoldt - $41.00
 
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Love ya Braddles, great 7 goals tonight, enjoy your 11 goals on Carroll on Sunday next week, it will happen. Glad to have ya back.
 
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"It was a shootout. They were touting it as the Brown-Buddy show, it turned out to be Buddy-Bradshaw," Clarkson said. "Gees Bradshaw played well. I've been impressed with him for a long period of time but the way he has come back from his knee has been first class."
Matthews added: "Daniel did it for us but he (Franklin) was spectacular for them."

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Daniel Bradshaw knocks up kicking goals
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Andrew Hamilton
April 21, 2008 12:00am

DANIEL Bradshaw is happy to be living in the moment. He is one of the form players of the competition and after a seven-goal haul against the Hawks at the Gabba on Saturday night, has re-written the pre-season market for this year's Coleman Medal. But you could excuse him for having a quick peep back at his record books and then looking forward to the round 6 clash with Melbourne and licking his lips in anticipation.
History shows the Bradshaw juggernaut should continue to roll on at the Gabba on Sunday.
The Lion's spearhead has kicked eight and nine goals the past two outings against Melbourne and given his remarkable consistency this season, should continue the party.
But football has taught Bradshaw to take nothing for granted.
"I don't want to go into the game too confident, that can bite you on the bum," he said. "I have been able to kick a few goals against them, but hopefully we can spread the load.
"The Dees aren't going too well so we can't go into the game overly confident and just assume it is going to happen."
Bradshaw was flying high in 2006 when he booted 59 goals for the season but a scratch match at Coorparoo before the kick-off of 2007 delivered a brutal reminder that fame can be fleeting.
The 29-year-old spent a year on the sidelines nursing a rebuilt knee, the type of injury that always raises questions about a player's ability to return the athlete he was, especially at Bradshaw's age.
"My expectations weren't that high, I really just wanted to be able to enjoy playing again," he said of his goals for this year.
"I'd been out for 12 months and I really just wanted to get back out there with the boys."
Bradshaw couldn't have asked for a better return, he has now booted 23 goals in five matches to be the side's shinning light in attack.
But his seven on Saturday couldn't override the disappointment of a win that went begging.
"It is always good individually to kick a few goals because that is what I am there for, but it doesn't really mean much when you lose by a couple," he said.
"I guess that is why we are sitting ninth or tenth, we are just a little bit off the mark.
"We were just a bit sloppy with our skills and turnovers, but there are good signs, we haven't been flogged all year, we can still take some positives out of the game."

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How funny was it when he pants Crawf, and then gave him the 'how do you like that, champ?'? And then Jed gives Crawf a little congradulatory pat on the arse too. Brilliant :D.
 
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Monday analysis: Killer 'Bs'
Author: Matt Burgan
11:56 AM Mon 21 April, 2008

COULD we be headed for our first centurion goalkicker in a home-and-season since Tony Lockett kicked a ton a decade ago?
It's been 10 years since "Plugger" bagged 107 goals in 22 rounds, although Matthew Lloyd (2000-01) and Fraser Gehrig (2004) have since reached the triple-figure milestone during their respective finals series.
But at the rate the three "Bs" are going - "Buddy", Brendan and Bradshaw - there is a genuine possibility the trio could be headed down the 100-goal mark, before any finals are taken into account, such has been their stunning start to the 2008 season.
After five rounds, Lance Franklin (29 goals), Brendan Fevola (26) and Daniel Bradshaw (23) are the three standout forwards on the goalkicking table.
Collectively that's 78 goals from three players, with Bradshaw seven goals clear of the next best on the table.
Still, that next best is Adelaide skipper Simon Goodwin (16 goals) and his effort cannot go unnoticed either, since the elite midfielder has further elevated his status by becoming a dangerous forward option.
But back onto the "B" squad.
Their ability to kick 22 goals between them in round five was simply first-class.
Franklin was dynamic yet again. He is the most exciting player in the game. The only question remains - how far away is he from becoming the best?
He is averaging 5.8 goals per round, having jagged bags of six, four, five, six and eight since round one - a sterling effort.
His performance against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night was nothing short of superb. He had 14 scoring shots and created havoc for the opposition in a best-on-ground display.
At the MCG on Sunday, Fevola registered his 22nd goal in three rounds - an extraordinary effort - after booting bags of eight, seven and seven respectively. He is now averaging 5.2 goals per match this season.
Not only is he kicking a swag of goals, Fevola is also providing forward pressure - highlighted especially against Collingwood in round four - with his chasing and tackling earning the praise of his coach Brett Ratten.
"Fev" is not only fulfilling his talent, he is arguably in career-best form - even better than Coleman Medal winning effort in 2006.
As for Bradshaw, his effort to comeback from a knee reconstruction - he missed the entire 2007 premiership season - is already one of the great individual stories of the year.
Bradshaw, despite being a dual premiership player, is playing the best football of his career and is teaming beautifully with another powerhouse "B", co-captain Jonathan Brown, who has also kicked 13 goals after winning last year's Coleman Medal.
The Lions may have gone down in a classic tussle against Hawthorn, but Bradshaw did everything in his power to will his side across the line, booting seven majors to average 4.6 goals for the season.
What the three "Bs" have in common is they are right in contention to crack the ton this year.
All are averaging more than the required number - 4.54 goals per rounds - needed to kick 100 goals in 22 rounds and based on their efforts so far, who could doubt them from achieving this, barring any major mishap.
Oh and here's some food for thought, on May 10, Brendan and Bradshaw (Victoria) will take on "Buddy" (Dream Team) at the MCG. If that doesn't whet the appetite, nothing will.
It promises to be a beauty.

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The author would have to be Browny.

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Just rapt that Braddy's back
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IT seems most AFL fans have been surprised by the magnificent comeback form of Daniel Bradshaw.
Not me. And not anyone in the inner sanctum at the Lions.
As much as Braddy might seem like a pretty laid-back fella and is the most down-to-earth bloke in the group, he's also fiercely competitive and totally dedicated. His rehabilitation from a knee reconstruction in February last year had to be seen to be believed.
As soon as he got the all-clear from the medics to get into it he didn't miss a beat. He did extras and right through last year a lot of the boys were saying "how good does Braddy look"? His commitment to the monotonous rehab drills was just sensational, so his early return of 23 goals in his first five games back, third in the AFL behind Lance Franklin and Brendan Fevola, is just reward for effort.
I'm rapt to have him back because we've always worked pretty well together.
It's always better to have two big marking targets because it spreads the defence and gives the midfielders two options going forward. A knee reconstruction affects key forwards more than anyone else because they rely so much on speed, jumping, twisting and turning.
But at 29 he's moving like a 21-year-old and is in career-best form so it's a lesson for others on just what it takes to come back from an injury like that.
With Nigel Lappin, Braddy is the last survivor from the Brisbane Bears on the Lions list and now with four kids, including three future father/son picks for the Lions, he's nicely settled and if recent form is any indication he's got a few good years left yet.
We call him "Big Guns" because he's got arms bigger than my quads.
Besides Alastair Lynch, he's the strongest guy I've played with, but apparently those bulging biceps are hereditary and not just from all those bench weights he pumps in the gym.
Seriously, I reckon he's done enough to get a start alongside Fevola in the Victorian side for the Dream Team game next month.
Now, when I'm giving one of the boys a bit of a pump up I want to make sure they don't get ahead of themselves.
So, while Braddy might be playing like a young fella, there's one big giveaway that he's getting on a bit – have you spotted his receding hairline?
Must remember to give him Shane Warne's number.

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