Altona Roosters Explained

Clubname:	Altona Roosters
Fullname:	Altona Roosters Rugby League Football Club
Short Name:	Roosters
Web:	https://altonaroosters.com.au/
Colours:	Navy Blue White Red
Ground:	Bruce Comben Reserve, Altona
Ceo:	Jackson Brenchley
League:	Melbourne Rugby League
Premierships:	8
Premiershipyears:	1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012
Runnerups:	3
Runnerupyears:	2002, 2007, 2013
Current:	2020 Altona Roosters season

Altona Roosters Rugby League Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in West Melbourne formed in the late 1980s. They conduct teams for both junior and senior teams. The club has also produced a number of juniors for the Melbourne Storm SG Ball, National Youth Competition and National Rugby League.

Notable Juniors

Following are player that went on to play professional first grade rugby league.

• Jeremy Smith (2004-16 Melbourne Storm, St George, Cronulla and Newcastle)^[1]
• Gareth Widdop (2010- Melbourne Storm, St George & Warrington)^[2]
• Drury Low (2010-14 Canberra Raiders, Canterbury)^[3]
• Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (2017- New Zealand Warriors & Canberra Raiders)^[4]
• Ben Nakubuwai (2017-19 Gold Coast Titans & Salford Red Devils)
• Zev John (2019 Papua New Guinea Kumuls)
• Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (2020- New Zealand Warriors)

Other Juniors

• Dane Chang (2012-13 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Aleki Falepaini (2012-13 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Kurt Bernard (2014 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Tony Tumusa (2014-15 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (2014-15 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Shae Ah-Fook (2014-15 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Paula Fifita (2015 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Melvin Fifita (2015 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Luteru Leota (2015 Melbourne Storm U20)
• Amanaki Manu (2015-16 Melbourne Storm U20 & Parramatta Eels U20)
• Kelepi Manu (2015-16 Melbourne Storm U20 & Parramatta Eels U20)
• Pio Nakubuwai Jnr (2017 Melbourne Storm U20)

See also

• Rugby league in Victoria

Notes and References

1. News: Altona Roosters plan to make it a year to remember . https://archive.today/20150418161243/http://www.maribyrnong.starweekly.com.au/story/279059/vrl-altona-roosters-plan-to-make-it-a-year-to-remember/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzI= . dead . 18 April 2015 . Jenkinson, Lance . Maribyrnong Star Weekly . 19 April 2015 .
2. News: Altona Roosters plan to make it a year to remember . https://archive.today/20150418161243/http://www.maribyrnong.starweekly.com.au/story/279059/vrl-altona-roosters-plan-to-make-it-a-year-to-remember/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzI= . dead . 18 April 2015 . Jenkinson, Lance . Maribyrnong Star Weekly . 19 April 2015 .
3. News: Drury Low. The Bulldogs. 15 April 2015. 15 April 2015.
4. Web site: Rising Kuki star signed by Warriors. Rashneel Kumar. 24 February 2016.