VFL And AFL Players Reach Out To North Ballarat

Former VFL and AFL players have reached out to North Ballarat after they were kicked out of the VFL on Thursday.

Roosters player Andrew Hooper, who had played seven games with the Western Bulldogs, was "gutted".

"I’m feeling absolutely devastated, gutted, but I think the main one is really angry,” he told The Courier.

"It has been an unstable club for two or three years, since 'Fitzy' (former coach Gerard FitzGerald) has been gone.

"It’s pretty disappointing...and this is the end result."

Nick Rippon, who won the 2015 JJ Liston Trophy at the Roosters, was another who spoke of his disappointment.

"Extremely disappointing news today," he wrote. "@NBRoosters have been a massive part of my life over the last 5 years. Very sad to see this happen."

A few others got behind them: