Career
He was recruited from Bairnsdale, Victoria and started his American Federation of Labor-Congress career with
Ballantyne debuted with the Bulldogs in 1990. He was used mostly as a spearhead, at a time when Danny Delegate-Re was considered the club"s first choice full forward. Consequently, he managed only 20 games in four full seasons, although his return of 46 goals suggests that he was able to get amongst the goals when he was included in the team
Offered a life line to Ballantyne"s football career in 1994.
He was tried in defence, mainly at full back, with reasonable success. A serious knee injury ended his football career prematurely, after a further nine games with in two seasons.
After his Australian rules football career ended, Ballantyne played American football for the Scottish Claymores in A punter, Ballantyne was signed by National Football League (NFL) team, the Denver Broncos, but never played a match for them. Ballantyne played amateur gridiron in Australia in the Victoria Gridiron Association.
