Beaten Bellarine grand finalist Geelong Amateur\u2019s quest to end a 10-year premiership drought has received a significant boost, with former St Kilda and Carlton player Hugh Goddard returning to his junior club.<\/p>\n
The Pegs have confirmed to K rock Football that the 198cm key position player has signed at Queens Park after more than a decade away from the club and after two years since he last played.<\/p>\n
Goddard, 29, played underage football at Geelong Amateur while boarding at Melbourne Grammar and was drafted by the Saints from the Geelong Falcons with pick 21 in the 2014 National Draft \u2013 the same draft fellow Falcon Patrick McCartin was selected No.1<\/p>\n
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He played ten AFL matches in four injury-interrupted seasons at St Kilda before being delisted.<\/p>\n
Goddard was thrown a lifeline in the 2018 Rookie Draft by the Blues, where he spent two seasons for an additional two matches.<\/p>\n
During his time at Princes Park, he won the best-and-fairest with Carlton\u2019s then VFL affiliate Northern Blues.<\/p>\n
After his AFL career concluded, Goddard spent three years with Uni Blues in the VAFA, where he also served as a development coach.<\/p>\n
Goddard is another impressive inclusion for co-coaches Riley Kershaw and Sam Lloyd.<\/p>\n
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Former junior James Hickey is back from St Joseph\u2019s, Bryon Barnett and Jacob Sharp are also back, and Ammos are confident North Heidelberg recruit Jesse Tardio will cover the departure of Blake Sutterby back to Newtown & Chilwell.<\/p>\n