Jake Bradley, the son of Carlton record games holder Craig, will be wearing the navy blue this year after signing with the Northern Blues today.
Bradley trained withย the Blues' development team in 2016, as well as the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup, where he averaged 17 disposals.
Craig Bradley played 375 games for the Blues in a career that spanned three decades. He played until he was 38-year-old.
Northern Blues GM Garry OโSullivan said Bradley shares many attributes with his father.
โIt goes without saying about the name at the Carlton Football Club: heโll play under our banner and weโre delighted to have young Jake,โ OโSullivan said.
โHeโs certainly got his dadโs running attributes, heโs still developing but we feel heโs certainly got the attributes and the mindset to soak everything in thatโs going on.
โHeโll add to our group and has really shown a great desire to learn under Josh Fraser and the rest of the coaching staff.โ
OโSullivan said Jake - who was a 19-year-old at the Knights last year - competes well with the experienced players.
โHe was nearly going to come to us last year but because of the pressures of Year 12, the decision was made that heโd continue with the Knights where he played some consistent footy there,โ OโSullivan said.
โHeโs been holding his own against guys on the training track that are a little older and more-experienced. Heโs settled in really well, a lot of the boys know him already and weโre looking forward to seeing what he can offer.โ
