FINDING the right work and football balance is important to midfielder Lachie George.He thinks he has found his equilibrium this season, back where he launched his Victorian Football League career at North Ballarat.At 23 years of age, George runs his own trucking business from his home in Lake Goldsmith.He started small, shaping business around his footy training with trips to Melbourne coinciding with his commitments at Box Hill.As business increased, the logistics of attending training a few nights a week became more difficult and negotiating peak-hour traffic became a nightmare.At the end of last season and after a lengthy elbow injury, George decided to bring his game home.“It’s been a good year with the Roosters so far and hopefully we can continue our success,” George said.“It’s also much easier to run my business here.“The club is pretty flexible – we’ve still got to make our sessions but if we get held up at work, it’s not a major problem, we can catch up.“The club is really supportive of players getting the balance right because we all have to make a living while playing the game at a high level.”George has stamped his mark this season as one of the Roosters’ most tenacious midfielders and is also dangerous up forward.Experience at senior level has taught him to time his preparations carefully to get the best out of his game.If the Roosters have a Saturday game, George prefers to train with North Ballarat Rebels’ TAC Cup squad on a Thursday, rather than the Roosters’ Friday night session, in a bid to be fresher for match-day.He also enjoys the chance to do a little work with the Rebels’ midfielders on stoppage structures.George spent two years with the Rebels as a junior, playing under now Roosters’ coach Gerard FitzGerald, having started his football with Beaufort under-14s, then Sebastopol under Chris Parker.On graduation, George was promoted to the Roosters’ senior list where he spent one season before joining Tasmania’s VFL team.When Tasmania folded, George moved to Box Hill for two years.“I never had anything against North Ballarat – I just wanted to learn different things about the game,” George said.“There’s really not that much difference between VFL clubs overall.“North Ballarat is lucky to have some of the better facilities in the league, but each team has a slightly different style, different game plan and way of playing footy.”However, George said he was always keen for feedback.“There are always little things you can improve,” George said.“As long as your body is right, you can never stop improving.”