North Ballarat Roosters

[Bobby Giovanni]

Well, after a few disappointing years, the Roosters have really recruited hard this year. So far they have signed:
Craig Biddiscombe
Andrew Eccles
Jimmy Plunkett
Garth Taylor
Brent Tuckey
Marty McGrath
Do you think it will be enough to make them competitive this year?

[RoosterWedgie]

Hope so!

Go the Roosters!
(WOW, that just rolls off the tongue!):D

[ricohawk]

hey , how about one of you guys going over and putting some Roosters news on www.vflfooty.com

By the way , you can add ex Hawthorn rookie Djarren Whyman and ex Box Hill rover Stevie Dinell to that list.

[tige19]

Originally posted by Bobby Giovanni
Well, after a few disappointing years, the Roosters have really recruited hard this year. So far they have signed:
Craig Biddiscombe
Andrew Eccles
Jimmy Plunkett
Garth Taylor
Brent Tuckey
Marty McGrath
Do you think it will be enough to make them competitive this year? ]

Since when did Garth Taylor sign??? he was training at Coburg Tigers up until last Wednesday :confused:

[Wayde Petersen]

Is Jacob Ewart still at North Ballarat ? I knew that he played a few senior games for the Roosters, and he would be someone worth keeping.

[Bobby Giovanni]

Originally posted by tige19
Since when did Garth Taylor sign??? he was training at Coburg Tigers up until last Wednesday :confused:
Hasn't trained there, but has definitely signed. www.thecourier.com.au has a story on it.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

It was announced in the Ballarat newspaper, tige.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Err ... didn't see Bobby had already mentioned it.

Anyways, from the above site, here is the article :

Taylor joins North after AFL stint
Thursday, 19 February 2004

THE FLOW of AFL-experienced players to North Ballarat Football Club continues with Garth Taylor signing with the Roosters.
Taylor, 23, moves to the Northern Oval after stints with Fremantle, where he played 14 senior matches, and Richmond.
He also adds to what will be a distinct Coburg Tigers flavour at North Ballarat in the VFL this year.
Taylor and teenager Jaren Whyman join other recruits Craig Biddiscombe and Marty McGrath from Coburg ranks.
Like Taylor, Biddiscombe and McGrath were on the Richmond list.
Originally from Swan Districts in the WAFL, Taylor was one of the best under-age players in Australia.
He represented Western Australia in age championships for four years from 1995.
He was named the best player in the 1998 AFL National Under-18 Championships - winning the Larke Medal.
Although he spent two years with Richmond, Taylor was unable to break into the Tigers' senior ranks and consequently will chalk up his 50th VFL appearance this year.
North Ballarat general manager Tony Frawley said Taylor would add experience, pace and goalkicking ability to the Roosters - complementing the likes of the fleet-footed McGrath.
Mr Frawley said Taylor's leadership skills would also be of benefit.
Whyman, 19, is from Echuca and made his mark with Bendigo Pioneers.
Whyman was drafted by Hawthorn a couple years ago and spent last season with Coburg.
And in other recruiting news from the Roosters, Box Hill's Scott Dinnell has signed and former North Ballarat Rebels player Brett Goodes is lining up after a year with Port Adelaide in the SANFL.
Dinnell played two senior matches with the powerful Hawthorn-aligned Box Hill Hawks last year.
A rover with the Eastern Ranges' 2002 TAC Cup premiership team, Dinnell landed on the Roosters' doorstep unannounced in what is a real bonus for coach Steve Wright.
A younger brother of Sydney Swans Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes, Brett Goodes managed two senior matches with Porth Adelaide last season after playing with the Rebels in 2002.
"He's smart and can play in the midfield or at either end," Mr Frawley said.