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Bomber said he's kicked a few goals on him, somehow I don't think Thompson said he has had the better of Scarlo.
Bomber said he's kicked a few goals on him, somehow I don't think Thompson said he has had the better of Scarlo.
Completely unintentional of course, but a sad end to the career of a great club man.
I reckon Scarlett was on Lynch for most of the night and Lynchy gave him a bath.
Bradshaw likens V to flags
Matt Burgan
9:28 AM Fri 09 May, 2008
VICTORIAN forward Daniel Bradshaw is a dual premiership player.
But even the Brisbane Lions' second greatest goalkicker believes the honour of wearing the Big V is bordering his 2001 and 2003 premiership medallions.
"This would be right up there and right near the top," Bradshaw said after Victorian training at the MCG on Thursday.
"Obviously grand finals with the team are No. 1, but this would be up there with the top, for sure."
The fact Bradshaw is able to accept his latest football accolade is a remarkable effort, considering he missed the entire 2007 season with a knee injury.
Traditionally, players returning from season-ending knee injuries need to be given one to two years to re-adjust, but Bradshaw's return in 2008 has been one of the great football stories of the year.
He has kicked 30 goals in seven matches - including 23 goals from rounds three to six - but even the 29-year-old conceded he had passed his own expectations upon return.
"This time last year I was probably laid up on the couch with my knee and this year I didn't expect to be playing well enough to get in the squad for Victoria, so it's been an exciting few weeks and I'm really looking forward to the game on Saturday," Bradshaw said.
"Blokes with knees, they say it takes 18 months to get back to playing where they were before they did their knee, so I'm a little bit surprised about how well I've played.
"I came into the season not expecting too much. I just wanted to get out there and enjoy footy and play again, so kicking the goals has been a bonus, but being in the squad for Victoria has been amazing and a very proud moment."
Bradshaw said having fellow Lions players - Victorian captain Jonathan Brown and ball-winner Luke Power - in the Victorian squad reflected well on his club (Nigel Lappin was also in the 40-man group before an achilles injury ruled him out).
"We've been playing okay this year, so we've got a few players that have been getting a kick and it's going to be good playing against [Lions teammate and Dream Team ruckman] Jamie Charman on Saturday night," Bradshaw said.
"Him and Lukey Power have had a bit of banter and he [Charman] reckons he's going to bash us when we're out there, so it'll be interesting to see what he gets up to on the weekend."
Even for someone as experienced as Bradshaw, mixing with other elite AFL players was initially daunting.
"We met up last night for dinner and obviously you're a little bit nervous, because you don't know a lot of the boys, but it's good to get out there training in that environment and kicking the ball around and getting to know the boys," he said.
"We've only got a couple of days to go, so it'll be good to get stuck into them."
Originally from Wodonga, Bradshaw said pulling on the Big V with Brown and Carlton star Brendan Fevola in attack would be a great opportunity.
"I'm not sure what we're going to do game-wise, but I'm sure we can work it out, as long as we don't get in the way of each other and spoil each other and we've got to make sure that we work together," Bradshaw said.
"Browny is really good at organising the forward line, so I can't see that being any different on Saturday night."
