St Kilda Missing Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Again Against Richmond Vs St Kilda

St Kilda again went into richmond vs st kilda without Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, a selection call that shaped Sunday’s Marvel Stadium fixture from the start. The Saints were trying to return to winning ways and move back inside the top 10, while Richmond arrived at 1-8 and looking for only its second win of the season.

Marvel Stadium on Sunday

The match was set for 3:15pm AEST at Marvel Stadium, with live coverage starting from 3:00pm AEST on Fox Sports channel 503 and Kayo. For St Kilda, the game carried a clear edge: it had won its past five matches against Richmond before this one.

That run gave the Saints a recent hold over the Tigers, but the missing piece remained Wanganeen-Milera. St Kilda entered at 4-5 with a 109.3% percentage, a record that left it within reach of the top 10 if it could put together another win.

Richmond’s 1-8 start

Richmond’s 1-8 record and 60.3% percentage told a different story. The Tigers came in needing a result to steady a season that had already slipped badly, while St Kilda had a chance to keep pressure on the teams above it.

The matchup also put the Saints’ recent record against Richmond under scrutiny. Five straight wins over the Tigers had set the tone in recent meetings, but the repeat absence of Wanganeen-Milera left St Kilda without one of the players it would usually lean on in a game like this.

With both clubs at very different points in the season, the result mattered beyond one Sunday afternoon. St Kilda’s route back toward the top 10 depended on banking these home games, while Richmond’s season remained defined by how often it could turn a 1-8 start into something sturdier.