West Coast 2018 premiership player Daniel Venables has been battling the lasting impact of collisions since round nine 2019. Video. Video 'Very difficult decision': AFL merger claims first victim. "Simpson is hopeful Venables can return next year - but there are no guarantees.
"We'll pull back a bit, do the right thing and see how he goes in the next six months. Venables was stretchered from the ground after colliding with Demon Tim Smith’s hip before hitting his head on the ground in the Eagles round nine win over Melbourne. "The news came on the same day that researchers revealed that Graham 'Polly' Farmer had been posthumously diagnosed with Stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) following tests on the former champion ruckman's brain.Farmer is the first AFL player to be diagnosed with the disease believed to be caused by repeated head knocks and concussions, which is only able to be diagnosed after death.Get the ESPN App from the Google Play Store to get the latest sports scores, news and videos.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson says the club will put their arms around Daniel Venables after the premiership forward was ruled out of 2020 with ongoing concussion symptoms.Venables hasn't played since suffering a heavy concussion in round nine last year when he was hit in the head by an opponent's hip before striking his head on the Optus Stadium turf as he fell.The Eagles were hopeful Venables would be able to return to playing duties this year.But the 21-year-old is still suffering the after-effects of the concussion, and the Eagles have made the decision to rule a line through him for 2020 in the hope he can make a full recovery. ©Daniel Venables 2019. daniel.venables@live.com.au. Meanwhile, Tim Kelly tallied 27 disposals and Josh Kennedy booted 6.0 in West Coast's eight-point pre-season loss to Essendon in Perth on Thursday.The Eagles struggled in the swirly wind and wet conditions, but Kelly's strong second half, Nic Naitanui's ruck dominance, and Kennedy's supreme effort up forward were big positives to come out of the match.
Daniel Venables (born 19 November 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He’s a humble young man even after claiming All-Australian honours at the AFL under-18 national championship and an invitation to the AFL’s draft combine. Venables is a dynamic playmaker capable of turning a game in an instant, as he displayed when he kicked the winning goal to lead Vic Metro to a come-from-behind two-point win over Vic Country in the Under-18 NAB AFL National Championships in June. "We'll probably walk away with a glass half full with no injuries and some things to work on," Simpson said. "He's going OK ... but it gets to a certain point where he can't go to that next level and I think the best thing for him and his health would be to pull it back. It's really disappointing for him and obviously his family, but it's the right thing to do. Daniel Venables is as impressive with his attitude off the field as he is with his football ability on it. The Eagles were hopeful Venables would be able to return to playing duties this year. At a Glance Junior Club: Keilor (VIC) Debut: Round 1, 2018 Recruited from: PEGS (VIC)/Western Jets (TAC Cup) Brownlow votes: - Medium midfielder/forward who is super competitive and creative in contested situations. Welcome! "It just hasn't pulled up well enough and he's going to take the rest of the year off. Or use this form. West Coast premiership player Daniel Venables has returned to the training track, more than four months after he was concussed on the Optus Stadium turf.Venables was stretchered from the ground after colliding with Demon Tim Smith’s hip before hitting his head on the ground in the Eagles round nine win over Melbourne.He was initially ruled out for at least a fortnight after struggling to recover from the concussion, but the Eagles later ruled him out for the season.“Dan Venables had that really nasty head knock back in the Melbourne game which has been a serious concussion incident that we’ve handled very conservatively given the way Dan has been feeling,” West Coast general manager Craig Vozzo said.Enjoy unlimited access to thewest.com.au and everyday digital editions on any device.“We've decided, with Dan's consent and after great discussion with him and his family, that we'll put a line through this season to allow him to fully recover and concentrate fully on his health and get him back to being asymptomatic, which we are confident he will be.“We’ll just take it slowly and get Dan right to the point where we get him to 100 per cent.”The 20-year-old was spotted running for the first time at an Eagles session yesterday in what Vozzo described as “great news”.But he is no chance to be considered for a call up this finals series.“We gave him a rest, a holiday away from the club for a period, which has really helped him refresh and now he’s back with the guys doing some really light training,” he said.“He’ll have real low-key training sessions as we end our season and then he’ll get ready for a big pre-season and go from there.” The Eagles will leave Perth for Melbourne this afternoon ahead of Friday night's semi-final against GeelongDaniel Venables was stretchered from Optus Stadium in May.Watch Cockburn Cougars V Warwick Senators from last Friday on The West Daniel Venables is one from our premiership side that currently can’t play because of that.” More from 7NEWS.com.au.
“We’ve seen multiple guys over the years have big head knocks and aren’t able to play. We'll work through as best we can, and put our arms around him as much as we can. Venables hasn't played since suffering a heavy concussion in round nine last year when he was hit in the head by an opponent's hip before striking his head on the Optus Stadium turf as he fell.