Career

Venables, a defender, started his career at the Subiaco Football Club and was rookie listed by American Federation of Labor-Congress club Fremantle. He crossed to Claremont for the 1998 season and at the end of the year was picked up by Collingwood in the 1999 Pre-Season Draft. After playing only three senior games in 1999 he was delisted by Collingwood and spent the next two seasons with Glenelg, before returning to Claremont.