Callum Wilkie is a test to face Richmond this weekend after the co-captain suffered a significant knee to the back during the second quarter of St Kilda’s loss to Gold Coast in Darwin.

The key defender briefly returned to the field before being ruled out of the game at half-time.

“Cal will be given every chance to play this week,” GM of Football, Lenny Hayes said.

“He had a scan when we arrived home and has been cleared of any internal damage.

“Ultimately, he’ll need to get through main training on Friday to be ticked off to face the Tigers.”

Meanwhile, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera is set for a short stint on the sidelines after further investigation revealed a minor calf strain for the midfielder.

The 23-year-old pulled up sore following the Carlton game after copping a knock to his lower leg. Initial scans were inconclusive, with the club giving the young Saint every opportunity to prove his fitness ahead of the Darwin match.

“We gave Nas every opportunity to get up for Saturday night, but ultimately decided to err on the side of caution,” Hayes said.

“Despite presenting with minimal pain, results from his latest scan have confirmed a minor strain.”

Liam Ryan will also spend a short period in rehabilitation after sustaining a low-grade calf strain during a training session over the weekend.

Positively, Jack Higgins and Paddy Dow have both progressed well through concussion protocols and will also be listed as tests this week, with the pair required to get through main training.

Additionally, draftee Kye Fincher has been ruled out for the next six weeks after presenting with foot soreness following Sandringham’s VFL clash on the weekend, with scans confirming bone stress.

INJURY REPORT

Callum Wilkie | Back | Test
Jack Higgins | Protocols | Test
Paddy Dow | Protocols | Test
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera | Calf | 3 weeks
Liam Ryan | Calf | 3 weeks
Dan Butler | Hamstring | 2-3 weeks
Max King | Hamstring | 5 weeks
Kye Fincher | Foot | 6 weeks
Hunter Clark | Knee | TBC

EURO-YROKE has proven to have too many weapons for a depleted Richmond, comfortably accounting for the Tigers by 36 points in a mature, well-rounded performance at Marvel Stadium.

But the injury wrecking ball has continued to make its inevitable way through Richmond's list, with Campbell Gray's hamstring opening the door for possible VFL top-ups for the Tigers on Friday night.

Nick Vlastuin's slinging tackle on Ryan Byrnes in the fourth term may also come under MRO scrutiny, further compounding the Tigers' woes, while Sam Cumming hobbled to the bench with what appeared to be a corked quad in the dying minutes.

Euro-Yroke's midfield set the tone early in the 16.13 (109) to 11.7 (73) victory, winning the hard ball, peppering its inside 50 and trapping the ball in its front half, recording 10-1 inside 50s in the opening half of the term.

The Saints kicked the first four goals of the match before the Tigers finally managed a second inside 50, with debutant Noah Roberts-Thomson capitalising on a holding-the-ball call to record a goal with his first kick.

It was one of the few bright spots of the match for Richmond, who went into the game with just three fit players outside of its selected 23, and wasn't helped by the disposal out of defence from its remaining senior players.

Richmond had managed to scrounge together two consecutive goals after equalising the contest, and it took the class of Darcy Wilson from 50m to steady Euro-Yroke.

The Saints' defensive pressure was excellent across the field, shutting down easy options and causing turnovers when the Tigers attempted to move the ball by hand.

The Tigers had moments – Jonty Faull's second term, Liam Fawcett kicking consecutive goals either side of the main break, Jack Ross' dependability – but their disposal just wasn't clean enough in the heat of battle.

Every time Richmond appeared to make some headway, and the margin would drop to around the three-goal mark, Euro-Yroke would respond, with Cooper Sharman, Jack Higgins, Tom De Koning and co helping the Saints maintain their lead.

Charlie Banfield brought a bright spark to a fairly monotonous third term. The Euro-Yrokedebutant had badly sprayed his first set shot in the third term, out on the full, but capitalised on his second opportunity later in the quarter, celebrating with style.

Mattaes Phillipou was busy in the first half, floating between the midfield and the forward line, while Hugo Garcia was electric out of the engine room, catching the slower Tiger midfielders on the hop.

Tom De Koning had the better of the ruck dual with Noah Balta, Max Hall was busy with two goals, while the Tigers had very few winners on the day.

EURO-YROKE     5.3     10.5     13.9     16.13     (109)
RICHMOND        2.0     6.3     8.6     11.7     (73)

GOALS
Euro-Yroke: Sharman 2, Phillipou 2, De Koning 2, Hall 2, Garcia 2, Caminiti 2, Wilson, Higgins, Banfield, Marshall
Richmond: Fawcett 3, Roberts-Thomson 2, Lynch 2, Taranto, Faull, Balta, Ross

BEST
Euro-Yroke: Garcia, Flanders, Phillipou, De Koning, Sinclair, Carroll
Richmond: Ross, Faull, Vlastuin, Taranto, Short

INJURIES
Euro-Yroke: Nil
Richmond: Gray (hamstring), Cumming (TBC)

Crowd: 31,230 at Marvel Stadium