Eagles look to left field for new recruit

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http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2014-08-11/eagles-go-to-left-field-for-new-recruit

The West Coast Eagles have, quite literally, pulled off a left field recruiting coup.

Subject to final AFL approval on the required paperwork that has been submitted, the Eagles will rookie list former under-15 all-Australian schoolboy Corey Adamson.

As a 16-year-old, Adamson, the son of legendary Australian slugger Tony Adamson, chose to pursue a baseball career and signed as contract with the San Diego Padres. He retired from baseball last week, allowing him to pursue an opportunity to play at West Coast.

Under the AFL player draft regulations, Adamson can sit outside the rookie list  under a rule which allows clubs to recruit players under a three-year non-registered rule, which gives clubs access to players who have not been registered with an organised Australian football competition for three years or more.

Adamson, now 22, is a 188cm utility player who played in the same WA schoolboys team as Jack Darling, David Swallow and Brandon Matera while others to earn all-Australian honours included Stephen May (Gold Coast),Curtly Hampton (GWS), Tom Young (Western Bulldogs)  and Ben Jacobs (North Melbourne)

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fair play is the same way we got Rayner

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http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2014-08-12/adamson-steps-up

West Coasts latest recruit, former baseball star Corey Adamson, completed the first stage of his induction back into football when he joined his new teammates on the training track today.