Melbourne's premier ruckman for over a decade, Jim Stynes, retired at the end of 1998 and it was expected that Bradly would have more opportunities in 1999.
[2][9] However, Bradly failed to play a senior match for the Demons in 1999 after injuring his knee,[10] which sidelined him for the season.
[14] Bradly suffered a second consecutive season-ending knee injury and he was unable to play a game for Melbourne in 2000.
[15][16] After playing only four senior matches in five years at the club, Bradly was delisted permanently at the end of the 2000 season.
After being delisted by Melbourne, Bradly signed with VFL club, North Ballarat, in 2001, where he suffered from injury problems in his first year.