St Kilda defender Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera bought on the telephone to Adelaide’s Taylor Walker to “clear the air” following bombshell experiences earlier this week.
Main AFL journalist Caroline Wilson reported on Channel 7 on Monday that the Saints younger gun had no want to signal with the Crows as a result of Walker’s historic racism incident a number of years in the past.
Walker made a racial remark to a SANFL participant, and it was overheard by an Adelaide official who reported it to the AFL.
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Walker was fined $20,000 and required to undertake an schooling program, in addition to conciliation.
Wanganeen-Milera is on the AFL market and being pursued by each South Australian golf equipment, whereas St Kilda is determined to maintain him.
Following Wilson’s bombshell allegation, 9’s Tom Rehn says Wanganeen-Milera picked up the telephone and known as Walker.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera in motion for the Saints. Getty
“My understanding is Wanganeen-Milera has initiated that dialog, and has rung Tex and mentioned ‘I would like you to listen to it from me, categorically, there may be completely no subject with you’,” Rehn informed FiveAA radio.
“I feel the air has completely been cleared and it’s completely superb between these two gamers.
“He’s 22 years of age and has monumental maturity to get on the telephone, get on the entrance foot and put that to mattress.
“That’s my understanding, that is what has been informed to me.”
Barely an hour after Wilson’s report was posted to Seven’s social media accounts, Wanganeen-Milera’s supervisor Ben Williams immediately refuted the claims by an announcement to 9News Adelaide reporter Corey Norris.
Within the assertion, Williams clarified that no selections had been made concerning Wanganeen-Milera’s future and that any hypothesis is inaccurate.
“Experiences made within the media suggesting that Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has dominated out becoming a member of the Adelaide Crows as a result of feedback made by Taylor Walker in 2021 are false,” Norris wrote on X in a quote attributed to Williams.
“Nasiah is presently contemplating his future, and at this stage, no selections have been made, and any hypothesis suggesting in any other case is inaccurate.”
Walker on Tuesday responded to the claims made by Wilson.
“I used to be made conscious of [the reports] final evening. I do know Ben Williams, so I picked the telephone up and known as him immediately simply to hunt understanding and clarification,” Walker informed Triple M.
“Just about precisely what you simply learn out [Williams’ statement released last night], he elaborated to me as properly.
“I do not actually have something additional to say.”
