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NRLW star Madison Bartlett became a mascot, surprising fans with her dual talents.
It turns out being a try-scoring star in the NRLW wasn't Madison Bartlett's only dream. The Canberra Raiders winger also wanted to be a ... mascot. Yep, you read that right, and this will have to surely go down as a first in the modern era.
It turns out being a try-scoring star in the NRLW wasn't Madison Bartlett's only dream. The Canberra Raiders winger also wanted to be a ... mascot. Yep, you read that right, and this will have to surely go down as a first in the modern era.
Bartlett, a former NRLW winger of the year, spent some of her off season moonlighting as Velda, the Valkyrie mascot, at the Raiders-Sharks men's game last weekend.