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Too taggable: Is Nasiah becoming easy to stop?
SEN • July 17th, 2026 11:30 am
St Kilda’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera became another one of Geelong tagger Oisin Mullin’s scalps in Thursday’s clash at GMHBA Stadium.
With the Cats winning by 27 points, Mullin kept Wanganeen-Milera to just 21 disposals and one goal. Three of those disposals came from kick-ins, while the goal came well after the game was over at the 30-minute mark of the final term.
Post-match, Mullin told Channel 7 that: “It was just to try and stop his influence and his run and carry. Last week, he racked it up and was super dangerous. I was just trying to restrict his disposals and his efficiency, I guess, and force him to move around and change his game.”
Wanganeen-Milera himself was clearly frustrated with Mullin’s tactics, speaking to umpires on several occasions throughout the match.
With Collingwood’s Harry Perryman and Melbourne’s Koltyn Tholstrup also successfully tagging the superstar Saint this year, SEN Breakfast’s Tom Morris discussed whether Nasiah was becoming too ‘taggable’ with his co-host Sam Edmund.
Morris: “Nas was frustrated, wasn't he?
“21 disposals and one goal is significantly down on what he's been able to do in the past.
“He's been so prolific in recent weeks, but I feel like he's the sort of player that can be tagged.
“I feel like that’s because he's not that ‘powerful’ player; he's quick, he's elusive, and he moves so well.”
Edmund: “Was any of it bending the rules, or was it all above board? The question did come for Ross Lyon afterwards.”
Morris: “It did, and he played a straight bat.”
Edmund: “He did, and he said this is all part of development and becoming a good player and dealing with all that sort of stuff.
“I think he might have said I'd have to go back and look at the vision.
“But the point is he was largely taken out of the game, Nasiah.”
Wanganeen-Milera will hope to bounce back when the Saints face the Kangaroos at Marvel Stadium next Sunday.
