BRISBANE Roar have scored an early win over former coach Ange Postecoglou by beating Melbourne Victory in the battle to sign Ben Halloran, the hottest young talent in the A-League.

The former Gold Coast United attacker has joined the Roar on a three-year deal.

Halloran, who turns 20 next month, has been in Brisbane's sights since March, with Postecoglou having expressed his interest in Halloran while he was still coaching the Roar.

But the Victory had also been keen to snare the Cairns-born speedster, and Postecoglou's defection to the Melbourne club fuelled speculation that Halloran might move south.

However, the chance to remain in his home state, play for the back-to-back title winners and compete in next year's Asian Football Confederation Champions League convinced Halloran to choose the Roar over the Victory and at least three other A-League clubs.

"Ben knows he can benefit more from playing for Brisbane Roar and our style of play than by playing for Melbourne Victory and for Ange," delighted Roar coach Rado Vidosic said.

"He's excited by what the Roar have achieved in the past couple of years and the chance to show his wares in Asia.

"He knows that he's coming to the best club in the country."

Halloran said the opportunity to play with the classy Thomas Broich and Besart Berisha had influenced his decision.

"From a football standpoint Brisbane's record stands for itself, they've been champions for the past two seasons and play the best football in the competition," Halloran said.

"From my understanding the culture at the club is really professional and has European feel about how it's run.

"The way Brisbane play is the way I like to play, they play a real possession style and always have the ball.

"An opportunity to be playing with players like Thomas Broich and Besart Berisha, who are proven European performers, is a fantastic opportunity," he said.

"Playing alongside players like that can only help develop my game."

Halloran's ability to play both as a forward and midfielder will add to the Roar's attacking options and depth.

"Now it's up to us to see where his best position is in terms of our team and our style of play," Vidosic said.

Halloran will leave today with his former teammates of the now-defunct Gold Coast United on a holiday to Fiji.

He will link with his new teammates when the Roar - who complete their 2011-12 campaign on Wednesday night against Beijing Guoan in an AFC Champions League dead rubber at Suncorp Stadium - start pre-season training on July 9.

Having secured the services of Halloran, Vidosic is now waiting on an answer from Bahraini defender Mohamed Adnan.

The off-contract Adnan has been offered a new multi-year deal with the Roar and has promised to let Vidosic know by early next month whether he will return to the champions.

"We would love him to stay. He will go home after our last game to spend some time with his family and then make his decision," a hopeful Vidosic said.