Venables Selection - Eagles V Demons Prelim

[Truckosaurus]

Probably his best game for the club - hope he does even better next week.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Damn good today

So clean under pressure !

 

[Mulldogg]

Some of his work in tight is just sensational. Clean hands and the ability to shimmy. Best game for the club today.

 

[jesterwester]

I’ve been very bullish on DV since he debuted - I think he’s quality. My thought though was that I can’t wait to see him with 70 games under his belt because I think he has all the tools to be a very special footballer. I think he follows a similar development path as De Goey.

When he gets it- good things invariably happen. He looks for the attacking option and has the skills to take it.

His hands were so good today.

 

[donpyke92]

Venables..Gee..skills.
Super game.
Loved it when he beat Jordan Lewis in a contest.
Loved it when he beat Harmes as well...had a laugh thinking Harmes got a little lost in his Shuey tag role..mistaken identity. I put it down to perceived pressure.
This thread should die now. Think the question was answered today emphatically.

 

[WCEbrody]

He had his moments and applied elite pressure, that's literally all he has to do right now.

As he matures we'll see added midfield time but right now he's a role player and doing it brilliantly.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

DV was great today.

 

[random260]

Want to say coming of age game but I think he can go a step better. But seriously he can be as good as shuey his fend off are good.

But he picks the ball up well better then shuey. A star but needs work on accumulation

 

[The Dodger]

His cleanliness today was above most on the ground. One touch, drew the tackler and put a teammate into space/better position.

 

[Quinz]

He’s good when he’s hunting or giving instinctive handballs. Still quite jittery near goals.

 

[Mcgovernator]

Soon to be premiership player D.VENABLES

 

[southcoast]

Remember the good old days when we could say stupid s**t to our mates and there’d be no actual record of it? Poor Rantz doesn’t get that luxury.

That is when you pull out the - my account was hacked line.

 

[Obeanie1]

He’s a decoy to attract taggers away from Shuey

In the GF we should get them to swap numbers.

 

[Obeanie1]

He’s good when he’s hunting or giving instinctive handballs. Still quite jittery near goals.

He is. Needs to take his time, suck in a few deep breaths and settle before taking his shot. Seems to rush a tad.

Reports are he kicks them from all angles at training.

 

[FKASC]

Reports are he kicks them from all angles at training.

Gee

 

[AndysAngels]

Fumble city. Enter: Venables

 

[Mulldogg]

Fumble city. Enter: Venables

And the left handed handball too. Amazing how many players are one sided by both hand and foot.

EDIT - this is obviously a good thing from Venners. The comment about one sidedness was a knock on other players in the AFL. Didn’t want to be seen as potting DV but could potentially have been construed as that (I’m assuming DV is right handed!)

 

[ioppolo]

His spin, whilst not as clean, was a similar style to how Judd would spin out of a tackle.

I'm not getting ahead of myself at all

 

[Keys]

His spin, whilst not as clean, was a similar style to how Judd would spin out of a tackle.

I'm not getting ahead of myself at all

Every now and then he does something, usually breaking through traffic, and I do a double take thinking I’ve seen that burst of acceleration before

 

[Total_Juddshanks]

I think he has what it takes to be our best midfielder in 4 years time, he's that good a prospect.

His hands in close, balance and pace are elite, and he has the frame to be a big power midfielder- once he fills out he will be sized similar to a Dusty/Danger/Yeo/Fyfe type.

What he needs is the windtank and experience to get his disposal numbers up, and that's just a question of time.

He's handy at the moment but the best reason for him to play is so a few seasons down the track when he is a key player, he already has serious finals experience under his belt.

 

[Turboman1994]

He has the most potential of all our young fellas oozes potential and I’d say he could even eclipse Shuey as a player down the track

 

[flyinghi64]

Has DV had a rising star nomination? If not is he still eligible or too many games played?

 

[Keys]

Has DV had a rising star nomination? If not is he still eligible or too many games played?

Too many games. GF will be his 15th

 

[Bacchus]

Too many games. GF will be his 15th

Doesn't matter. Not the real game.

 

[Wadsworth]

Daniel Venables selection in the preliminary finals...

What is a masterstroke Alex?