Matt Grantham has joined a number of recruits at the Roos after winning three best and fairests with neighbouring Tallangatta and District outfit Wahgunyah.

"We've been chasing Matt probably over an eight-year period, although it hasn't been every year, but we've certainly spoken to him plenty of times over that journey," Roos' head of football Craig Spencer said.

The 29-year-old, who has a family connection with the club, admits the timing is now ideal.

"I just want to have a crack at the higher standard and was just looking for a change as well," he said.

"I've been thinking about it for a few years now, but just with having the time off, I thought it would be a great time to have a crack."

Grantham lives and works as an osteopath in Albury, but has also opened a business in Corowa.

"I was living in Melbourne and travelling back to play at Wahgunyah for a year or two, I don't know why I didn't have a crack (in the O and M earlier), just with cricket, juggling the two might have been a little bit hard with work, but I'm settled in my work now and know how much time I've got for everything," he said.

Grantham is also a top order batsman with Corowa in its maiden year in Cricket Albury-Wodonga's provincial competition.

He joins rebounding defender Jason Marks, ex-VFL midfielder Charlie Nastasi and Mt Eliza big man Kyle Docherty at the Roos, while former AFL assistant Peter German is the new coach.

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"He's got an athletic build, so he's not going to get pushed around and he's a silky midfielder, so when he gets out and gets space he should be able to deliver it in a way that gives our forwards the chance to lead out," Spencer said.

The Roos are still targeting a key forward and ruckman as they look to snap a seven-year finals drought.