Prestia exploded for 104 in a 54-point home loss to Melbourne — Richmond only scored 72, meaning his 104 was a dominant personal output in a team capitulation. That's a genuine captain-viable performance in a tough arm-wrestle against a quality Melbourne side. But his season avg is 56 against a 60 BE — overall cash gen is still negative. Watch: one big score in a losing side doesn't fix the underlying price slide without follow-through.
PLAYERS / DION PRESTIA
Updated 17 May 2026
Dion Prestia
·Bye Rd 12·⚠ out - Leg/Calf (1 week)
MID
Price $386kBE 57Owned —Bye Rd 12Avg 81.3
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
◉ WATCH
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
StableTrajectory
-$3k/wkConsistency
No dataRecent formSeason avg 81
104▲
92▲
56▼
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (MID), ±$200k price band
Dion Prestia
MIDTom Atkins
MID—
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Form
R2
86
R3
71
R4
79
R5
56
R6
92
R7
104
R5
133
R6
83
R7
75
R8
73
R9
31
R10
96
Pricing
Price$386k
Price$387k
Breakeven57
Breakeven57
Decision
Should I trade Dion Prestia?
Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.
Intel feed
Recent intel
Role Change· T3
Multiple commenters expect Dion Prestia to be dropped to accommodate Tim Taranto returning in Round 9. Community consensus view - top comment says Surely its Prestia out for Taranto.
Injury Watch· T3
Dion Prestia suffered a calf injury in Round 8, reportedly going down after the first centre ball up. Some commenters darkly mused whether this could signal the end of his career given his injury history.
Community Intel· T3
Noted as playing poorly this season, opening mid minutes for Jack Ross at Richmond.
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