What Was Richmond Really Asking Dion Prestia to Be in 2026?
Updated: Aug 30
The full RTSSG member feature, Could we be witnessing the best version of Dion Prestia in the latter chapter of his career?, starts with a Richmond question that deserves to stay open a little longer.
Dion Prestia finished 2025 by playing 12 consecutive AFL games after an Achilles interruption, averaging 22.9 disposals and 4.4 clearances across that stretch. He also produced big possession games against GWS, Adelaide and Geelong.
Was the important question in 2026 still how much ball Prestia could win? Or had his value shifted toward what happened around him? How much should Richmond ask of a veteran midfielder while the next midfield is being built? And what evidence would show his presence was accelerating that transition rather than merely holding a spot?
Is the obvious reading actually the right one? What changes when the next piece of evidence is added? And what would Richmond or the people involved need to prove before the question can be answered with confidence?
The member investigation follows those questions further, tests the competing explanations and then makes the judgement that this Public doorway deliberately stops short of. Read the full RTSSG feature here.
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