But the Singleton-raised back, who turns 21 next week, didn't expect in his wildest dreams to run in five tries on the wing for the Maitland Pickers in a 48-0 hammering of highly-fancied President's Cup opponents Wests Illawarra.

Playing on the wing was change enough, running in five tries was unbelievable.

"It's certainly a new one for me. I might have scored five tries in under-6s but not at this level," Bradley said this week ahead of the Pickers' top of the table clash against the North Sydney Bears.

"I'm loving it, it's a good change for me out on the wing and and it's playing off the back of a really good backline so it makes my job easier."

Bradley has played on both edges, but for the past two weeks has been beside centre Matt Soper-Lawler and has soaked up as much as he can from the former Newcastle Knights winger and Queensland Cup's leading try scorer in 2019.

"He (Soper-Lawler) is such a good communicator, he has helped me a lot of in defence and positioning myself," he said. "In attack I'll just wait and know he'll get me a flick pass."

Bradley lives 15 minutes out of Singleton and car pools to training and matches with teammates Will Neiuwenhuise, Oliver Moody and under-19s coach Jye Bayley.

"Jye and I got pretty close at Singleton when I got into first grade. He was going down to Maitland and I thought it would be good timing to give it a try in the Newcastle comp," Bradley said.

"Coming into the squad I had no idea what anyone was like. I was a bit on the edge but everyone has made it pretty welcoming.

"Matty (Lantry) has been awesome as coach. He always has feedback for you. He has really brought the team together well."

Bradley said the Pickers had great talent and great leaders, particularly in Alex Langbridge and Brock Lamb, but he felt their closeness as a group was one of the major reasons for their success.

"Everyone plays for each other. We all get along, we're all mates and it makes the job a lot easier," he said.

Pickers coach Matt Lantry said Bradley had been rewarded for his hard work in cementing a spot in the President's Cup team.

"He was on the end of some really good backline movements, but he has a knack of scoring tries," Lantry said. "He has the ability to put himself in the frame and he is a tremendous finisher with his speed and athleticism.

"He came here from Singleton and to be honest I didn't know a lot about him. It was more on the back of (under-19 coach) Jye Bayley's recommendation and he started with our first grade team in the local comp.

"He has just gone from strength to strength and done a tremendous job."