What Was Dion Prestia’s 2026 Role Supposed to Hand Over to Richmond’s Next Midfield?
Updated: Aug 30
The full RTSSG member feature “Turning the Page on Prestia? ” opens the deeper Richmond question behind this Public doorway.
Dion Prestia entered 2026 as one of Richmond’s most accomplished remaining midfielders: a premiership player whose value had long been built around contested ball, stoppages and feeding runners.
At the same time, Richmond’s rebuild was creating a different pressure. Young midfielders needed meaningful responsibility, not only minutes around established players.
How much of Prestia’s role still needed to belong to Prestia? Which parts could be transferred gradually, and which young Tigers actually had the game to receive them?
What would a successful handover have looked like without asking an experienced player to become something he had never been?
The member feature follows the evidence through to the answer: Turning the Page on Prestia?
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