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 shit 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?