RETURNING Kolora-Noorat on-baller Brad Johnson has only one thought on his mind - winning a premiership.
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The 30-year-old returns to the Power, the club he grew up playing for and won flags with in 2009 and 2011, after spending a five-year stint outside of Victoria.
The carpenter spent time building in remote communities in Kathrine and working in Perth but felt it was time to come home.
Now the tough midfielder is eager to be apart of the ride as his home club strives to success after departing Kolora-Noorat in 2013 - the year they won every regular season game only to bow out of finals in straight sets.
"I want to win a premiership pretty much," Johnson said of his goals for 2019 Warrnambool and District league season.
"When Walshy (coach Ben Walsh) got in contact with me I knew I had to be a part of it (the team).
"We had a tough finish to year when I left. We won every game and then lost in the preliminary final. It will be good to come back and try and get some redemption."
First-year coach Ben Walsh said it was good to have the 2011 J. A. Esam Medal winner back at the club.
"He is a homegrown local and he has moved back and he fell in our lap so we are pretty excited to have him back," he said.
"He is just a real hard nut midfielder that is super competitive and he brings a lot of experience."
Mark Clissold and Nick Bourke are two other Power players who have returned to the club for the upcoming season.
Kolora-Noorat bowed out in the preliminary final to Old Collegians last season after winning the premiership in 2017.
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Sean Hardeman
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
