PRESTIA TALKS UP DYNASTY HOPE

RICHMOND star Dion Prestia is hopeful the Tigers can cash in on their wide-open premiership window and replicate the dynasties of Brisbane and Hawthorn in the past two decades.

The club is perfectly placed to secure another premiership with the current crop given their powerful draft position and the vast stockpile of young kids.

The Tigers will add the Brandon Ellis compensation pick to current draft selections 18, 36 and 37 and will secure indigenous talent Maurice Rioli Jr in November 2020.

Alex Rance, Jack Higgins and Sydney Stack should resume in Round 1 next year, with Jack Ross, Riley CollierDawkins, Mabior Chol and Callum Coleman-Jones all pushing for opportunities.

Prestia said that at only 26 he was hopeful the Tigers could keep adding silverware after two premierships and a preliminary final in three seasons.

“I have definitely thought of that. Having two in three years is incredible but you look at Brisbane of the early 2000s and what Hawthorn did,” he said. “We are just going to get stronger next year having Alex back. He will be ready to go day one and Sydney’s going to have a full pre-season and Marlion as well, so really if you look at it we are going to get better next year.

“It’s exciting but you have to take this in as much as possible because you never know when it’s going to happen.”

Richmond has only three players over the age of 30 and have been able to make risky recruiting decisions on Stack and Pickett that in hindsight are masterstrokes.

Maurice Rioli’s father won the 1982 Norm Smith Medal for the Tigers, with Daniel Rioli the cousin of Maurice Jr.

“Some of the indigenous boys in our team are just incredible. They have stood up all year and in the finals series, the likes of Shai Bolton and for him to get a premiership medal as well is amazing. It would be nice to have another Daniel running around,” Prestia said.

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale said yesterday the club was confident of its list position.

“I don’t think we’re probably going to be as active as what we have been,” he said.

“We’ll go to the draft, of course, but I’m very confident with where our list is at.”

Richmond will secure pick 19 in the national draft when Gold Coast is handed a priority pick tomorrow, as well as picks 36 and 37.

The Tigers won’t secure a first round compensation pick for Brandon Ellis when he leaves for Gold Coast on a $600,000 a year contract.