Ryan Burrows has gone from E-grade amateurs for Roleystone to West Coast’s rookie list in the space of eight months.

Burrows was selected by the Eagles in yesterday’s rookie draft after just 12 games for South Fremantle’s colts.

South Fremantle talent manager Jason Pedulla said he heard about Burrows via word of mouth and was impressed from the moment they got the 186cm half forward into the colts program.

Pedulla said Burrows, 19, had been up north working and played a few amateur games for Roleystone in E-grade before he started training with them and then played his first game in round 10.

“He’s got a good football IQ,” Pedulla said. “He doesn’t panic and he makes good decisions so he has fitted in, even coming in to our program later. You can just tell that he’s a natural footballer and he understands the game and how it all works.

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“He has got a good frame good size on him, good speed.

“He leads well, marks well and his elite left-foot kick is what most people notice about him and it’s probably the thing, if he is to succeed at AFL, is what will help him.

“Looking back through the games he played for us, whenever he is involved in a scoring chain, if he gets the ball in his hands and he’s either kicking the goal or kicking it inside 50, something usually comes about.”

Dashing Claremont midfielder Callan England has also become an Eagle after an impressive performance for the State under 18s that saw him likened to Andrew Gaff.

England was at a City Beach cafe with a couple of mates when he learned he had been taken by West Coast.

“I had no clue, I honestly thought that I was going to go back to Claremont for training,” he said.

“Early years I did and most of the family go for the Eagles so it’s awesome, it’s perfect.

“Brayden (Ainsworth) and Oscar (Allen), I’ve got to know them well (through the under 18s) so it’s just perfect.”