Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has primed his Saints teammates for future success while accepting his maiden best and fairest at the club.

Wanganeen-Milera finished comfortably on top of the count, winning his first Trevor Barker Medal with 313 votes, ahead of Callum Wilkie (238) and Jack Sinclair (223), to cap a tearaway fourth season of football.

The 22-year-old finished equal ninth in polling for the competition's highest individual honour at last week's Brownlow Medal awards night.

Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera averaged 29.9 touches across 2025 — the fourth best across the AFL — and ended the year with the eighth most total disposals, including September action, as the one of only two players in the top ten not to feature in finals.

He finished fifth in the Saints' best and fairest in both 2023 and 2024, behind Sinclair and Wilkie, respectively.

The race for the young gun's signature emerged as one of the hottest talking points of the year, before he resigned a two-year deal with the Saints, reportedly the league's first worth $2 million a season, to remain at Moorabbin through to the end of 2027.

"I'm looking forward to the next few years on the Saints and keen to make some change around here and get some success," Wanganeen-Milera said on accepting the best and fairest award on Monday.

After establishing himself as a future gun in the previous two seasons, Wanganeen-Milera played stand out football in another tough year for St Kilda across the recently concluded season.

Saints president Andrew Bassatt couldn't resist a jovial swipe at the umpires for their two votes given for Wanganeen-Milera's heroics in the biggest fourth quarter comeback of all time against Melbourne.

"No season which finishes without September action is a great season," Bassatt said, adding there is progress made and highlights to celebrate.

"None more so, of course, than the remarkable record breaking comeback against Melbourne…which involved one of the most remarkable, memorable individual performances of all time. Of course, from Jack Viney."

"Nasiah played a decent game that day as well."

In his acceptance, Wanganeen-Milera thanked his family, coaches the club and teammates for the season and their support.

"I can't do what I do without you. I love every single one of you and appreciate all the love you give me. I love running out with you every single week," he said.

Indigenous teammates Marcus Windhager and Brad Hill also featured on the award-winners list on Monday night.

Windhager, who himself re-signed at the Saints a fortnight ago, finished fifth in the Trevor Barker Medal count.

Hill was named best clubman.

Wanganeen also took home fan-voted Sainter of the Year recognition.