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Shane Valenti

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Does any1 else see Shane Valenti as a similar player as Brent Havery? If he could build his motor abit I can see him becoming that type of player. I thought Shane was smaller than Brent.

Brent Havery Shane Valenti

Height - 172 cm 176 cm

Weight- 76 kgs 80 Kgs

 
Does any1 else see Shane Valenti as a similar player as Brent Havery?

No.

 
Does any1 else see Shane Valenti as a similar player as Brent Havery? If he could build his motor abit I can see him becoming that type of player. I thought Shane was smaller than Brent.

Brent Havery Shane Valenti

Height - 172 cm 176 cm

Weight- 76 kgs 80 Kgs

not as quick or elusive. he is a handy player. good decisions and skills and finds the footy. very important player for us atm without brock. we need polish and pace around the ball to compliment jones, mclean and valenti.

Does any1 else see Shane Valenti as a similar player as Brent Havery? If he could build his motor abit I can see him becoming that type of player. I thought Shane was smaller than Brent.

Brent Havery Shane Valenti

Height - 172 cm 176 cm

Weight- 76 kgs 80 Kgs

Totally agree going on the way he looks. I thought it was only me who thought they looked similar. I really rate Boomer, so I'd be rapt if he got to be anywhere near as good.


I think he will be the next very good player, a good replacement for McDonald.

a comparison with Sam Mitchel might be more appropriote.

I dont see any similarities between Valenti anad Boomer at all except for both being short. the way they play is not at all similar

Way too early to be making comparisons with anyone! Saying that, it`s hard to believe he has only played about 5 or 6 games of AFL footy. He must be averaging 17 - 20 touches a game and looks like he belongs. Some very encouraging signs! If he could work on his pace he could become very important for our future.

 

No disrespect to Shane but he's a battler who'll never be an elite mid, imo.

Not one to have me salivating moving forward.

yeah...i can see a comparison to sam mitchell

from what i have read/heard, he has a similar work ethic to JMac who unfortunately wasnt great today (even though he was named in the best on the club websight)


a comparison with Sam Mitchel might be more appropriote.

I dont see any similarities between Valenti anad Boomer at all except for both being short. the way they play is not at all similar

Yep, my thoughts as well.

Ps. He's got a lot of work to do to get to that standard. ;)

No disrespect to Shane but he's a battler who'll never be an elite mid, imo.

I don't think too many people believe he will be "elite" (however you define it), but he certainly has a bright future if he keeps up his progress.

I don't think too many people believe he will be "elite" (however you define it), but he certainly has a bright future if he keeps up his progress.

To clarify - C grade.

No disrespect to Shane but he's a battler who'll never be an elite mid, imo.

Not one to have me salivating moving forward.

Pros: Can find the ball, can use the ball well, has football smarts and understands the play, decent tackler

Cons: Lacks pace, very small

He doesn't have that touch of class about him, but neither do the likes of Sam Mitchell. If he can become a handy replacement for Junior and take some heat away from the likes of McLean (currently our only effective midfielder, even with a broken ankle), we would have done very well for our investment.

If you rate Junior as a C-Grade midfielder, than I guess your assessment is right. C-Grade/Battler to me says "Godfrey", which IMO he is miles ahead of.


I would say that he's quicker than McLean, Jones and Moloney.

That doesn't make him fast, it just makes him not very very slow :D

I actually don't have an issue with his pace, because I think he's smart enough to get around that (unlike say, Jones), but if he had the pace of Buckley he'd be an A-Grade midfielder.

Pros: Can find the ball, can use the ball well, has football smarts and understands the play, decent tackler

Cons: Lacks pace, very small

He doesn't have that touch of class about him, but neither do the likes of Sam Mitchell. If he can become a handy replacement for Junior and take some heat away from the likes of McLean (currently our only effective midfielder, even with a broken ankle), we would have done very well for our investment.

If you rate Junior as a C-Grade midfielder, than I guess your assessment is right. C-Grade/Battler to me says "Godfrey", which IMO he is miles ahead of.

Junior is now C- to D+

Godfrey was D

I'm looking 4-5 years down the track and mentally assembling a premiership team that can forge towards a flag, and rating those who can be part of that next premiership. I don't see Valenti in that team.

That said, there's much water to go under the bridge and many players will help along the journey, even if they don't ultimately command a position in a topflight side.

He's not the quickest player, but he's by no means slow. I would say that he's quicker than McLean, Jones and Moloney.

It'll be interesting to see how BB handles Valenti.

Wasn't Nathan Foley a plodder with dodgy disposals? Now he's a slippery little bugger.

Maybe post season training on sand dunes and working on his running technique.

He's a solid player but needs to add a touch more pace to become a good AFL player.

I've got plenty of time for Valenti.


 
Because it's all follow the leader around here...

I'm always completely open to a persuasive argument if you can offer one, and so far you haven't. I'm yet to see anything to indicate he's going to be anything more than a good honest player. I don't think he's ever going to be as quick or clean as someone like Sam Mitchell, who is probably the player closest to his "type", which makes me wonder what he offers that any other dime-a-dozen midfielder doesn't. He seems to be a handy player (and was very good today) but I just don't find him to be all that exciting a player.

Why is that following the leader?


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