RECRUITS are normally locked  away  by March.

But last Friday the Casey Scorpions  confirmed the late pick-up  of  Pierce Liddle,   and  there's every chance they have saved their best signing for last.

Liddle, 19, played for the Northern Territory  Under 18 team at the past  three  national championships,  last year as captain, and  has regularly featured in Palmerston's best  players in the NTFL season. He won Palmerton's Best and Fairest.

 Melbourne star  Aaron Davey  put  Casey   on to the  185cm midfielder  after he missed out on the rookie draft in December.   Demons  recruiting manager Barry Prendergast also vouched   for his ability.

The Scorpions  will make him the inaugural recipient of the  Aaron Davey Scholarship,  which  involves Casey  recruiting  indigenous  players and   introducing  them to Victorian football.  Davey, of course,  made his  reputation     in the VFL, at Port Melbourne.

       ``Aaron told me  about him, just said he'd be worth chasing up,  and I  Googled his name and   there was a lot of stuff  come up about him,''  Casey football manager Craig Lees said.