JACK Viney achieved a PB against St Kilda at the MCG on Sunday – a career-best 31 disposals.

More importantly, he claimed another key scalp, having the edge over St Kilda star and 2013 best and fairest winner Jack Steven, who finished with 16 disposals.

It was another eye-catching display by Viney, who earned strong praise from his coach Paul Roos after Melbourne’s disappointing 37-point loss.

“Habits are playing on a man and beating him. That's what he does really well. We don’t see Jack as a tagger. We just say ‘well, here’s your man for the day’,” he said.

“He’s good at the contest and he’s good at tackling, so we’re probably lucky we’re able to play to his strengths when we put him on guys like [Jack] Steven and [Joel] Selwood and [Tom] Rockliff.

“He’s still able to win the footy. He was certainly a shining light for us today in the things that we want to teach our players to do.”

Viney’s ability to take his game to another level in his third AFL season – after being sidelined for six rounds with a fractured fibula – is a testament to his character.

He has played on the likes of Steven (twice), Dyson Heppell, Joel Selwood, Tom Rockliff, Luke Shuey and Dane Swan and produced strong results.

With 43 matches to his name and at just 21 years old, Viney continues to build his game and reaffirm his status as one of Melbourne’s most important long-term players.

But despite his efforts on the weekend, he remained humble about his performance.

“I had a role on Steven and I really like the way he goes about his football,” he told Dee TV.

“I really enjoyed the opportunity to be able to do that again.

“I was happy with my game to a certain extent – there are always things you can do better – but I felt like I had a crack.”

He certainly did that – and more.

And he proved once again, he gives his absolute all for the red and blue in any situation.

He’s a good one to have.