sentences:  In 1970 Ballesty joined the Eastern Suburbs club alongside former Wallaby team mates John Brass and Alan Cardy.In 1972 he was a try-scorer in the Roosters side that lost to Manly Warringah in that year's Grand final and he received the Player of the Year award from Australian rugby league's major publication, "Rugby League Week".In 1972 former Wallaby and current kangaroo Phil Hawthorne joined the Roosters but Ballesty kept Hawthorne in reserve grade.