Star’s supervisor denies racism incident impacting industry talks

The supervisor of St Kilda defender Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has all of a sudden denied claims that the emerging megastar has dominated out a possible industry to Adelaide on account of veteran ahead Taylor Walker’s notorious racism incident.

In 2021, Walker’s season was once ended upfront when he was once suspended for 6 suits after being discovered to have racially abused Indigenous SANFL participant Robbie Young all the way through a fit.

Walker made the racial remark to a Crows teammate, and it was once overheard by means of an Adelaide reputable who reported it to the AFL

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Walker was once additionally fined $20,000 and required to adopt an training program, in addition to conciliation.

South Australian-born Wanganeen-Milera is now on the centre of a bidding conflict between the Crows and the Power, in addition to his present membership.

But on Monday evening, veteran journalist Caroline Wilson advised Seven’s The Agenda Setters that Wanganeen-Milera is towards a transfer to the Crows, with Walker’s ancient racism incident cited as a explanation why.

“One of the reasons he won’t be going to the Adelaide Football Club is that he has concerns about an incident that happened back in 2021, a famous incident involving Taylor Walker and Robbie Young,” she stated.

“Wanganeen-Milera has asked, clarified, that Matthew Nicks was the coach at the time, and has indicated that he doesn’t want to go to the Adelaide Football Club.

“For a number of causes, however particularly Wanganeen-Milera’s problems with Taylor Walker and what came about again then, the view from Port Adelaide and others within the footy group is if he does go away, he will be going to Port Adelaide.”

However, barely an hour after Wilson’s report was posted to Seven’s social media accounts, Wanganeen-Milera’s manager Ben Williams directly refuted the claims through a statement to 9News Adelaide reporter Corey Norris.

In the statement, Williams clarified that no decisions had been made regarding Wanganeen-Milera’s future and that any speculation is inaccurate.

“Reports made within the media suggesting that Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has dominated out becoming a member of the Adelaide Crows because of feedback made by means of Taylor Walker in 2021 are false,” Norris wrote on X in a quote attributed to Williams.

“Nasiah is recently taking into account his long run, and at this degree, no selections had been made, and any hypothesis suggesting differently is wrong.”