Nasiah Wanganeen-milera Becomes Afl’s First $2m-a-year Man With New St Kilda Deal

Breakout prima Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera will enactment astatine St Kilda connected a bumper two-year woody aft rejecting immense liking from Adelaide and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen-Milera has go nan AFL’s first subordinate to gain $2m per play successful signing done to nan extremity of 2027, successful a immense boost to nan Saints.

The 22-year-old had been cagey connected his future, nan astir hotly-anticipated statement telephone this year, amid his breakout season, but has yet turned his backmost connected monster semipermanent offers from some Adelaide clubs.

The South Australian was nan awesome target for some Adelaide and Port, though neither realistically had nan draught superior to appease nan Saints successful a waste and acquisition this year.

The short-term statement intends some clubs will almost surely travel again pinch caller attempts to lure Wanganeen-Milera backmost to his location state, and pinch clip to amass amended waste and acquisition capital. But nan woody besides gives St Kilda nan opportunity to show their young star, pivotal to their on-field fortunes, that Moorabbin is nan spot to beryllium agelong term.

Had Wanganeen-Milera chosen to walk, it would person been a devastating rustle for nan Saints, whose fans had carried signs saying “we emotion you Nas” to caller location games.

Wanganeen-Milera, who was prime No 11 successful nan 2022 draft, has been moved from half-back into nan midfield pinch devastating effect this season. The silky-skilled prima pinch a scintillating move of gait has averaged 30.2 disposals, 3 clearances and 6.4 people involvements per crippled while kicking 17 goals, emerging arsenic a genuine matchwinner.

That included a breathtaking four-goal capacity against Melbourne, including nan last 2 fields astatine nan decease to present a six-point victory.

Port Adelaide skipper Connor Rozee was among Power players who made nonstop pitches to Wanganeen-Milera.

“Congrats to him really, he’s an astonishing player,” Rozee said connected Monday. “Not only us, but I deliberation each broadside successful nan title would emotion to person a subordinate for illustration him. He has earnt each portion of what is coming his way.”

With their main man locked in, St Kilda will proceed to effort to bolster their database astir him. The Saints person a immense seven-year statement successful beforehand of Carlton free supplier Tom De Koning, pinch nan ruckman expected to locomotion for adjacent to $1.7m per year, and are aft GWS defender Leek Aleer.

Midfielder Marcus Windhager is yet to re-sign while celebrated ruckman Rowan Marshall appears nary certainty to enactment on. St Kilda won’t play finals this play but are connected a four-game winning streak up of facing nan Giants distant connected Sunday.