He was impressive in the role, kicking a goal and recording 20 disposals, five marks and five inside-50s. Naish earned one more match at senior level, collecting 19 disposals in a performance AFL Media labelled admirable, before being dropped back to VFL level following the injury return of many of the club's veteran leaders after the mid-season bye. At reserves level, Naish turned in middling performances while developing his defensive prowess over three weeks as a half-back, before switching back to the wing in the last week of July and putting in a best-on-ground performance with 33 disposals, nine marks and a goal. He continued to excel in that role through the end of the home and away season, finishing the regular season as the reserves team's leader in total disposals, uncontested possessions and inside-50s and placing seventh in the VFL's league best and fairest count. To that point he held averages of 25 disposals, five marks and 4.5 inside-50s per game in 15 reserves grade matches. In the opening round of the VFL finals series, Naish contributed 11 disposals in a come-from-behind qualifying final win over the reserves. He added a two-goal haul in the preliminary final a fortnight later, as Richmond's reserves won through to that league's grand final. Naish kicked one more goal in the Richmond VFL side that defeated the following week, as the club won its first reserves grade premiership since 1997. Naish finished 2019 having played two matches at AFL level, as well as winning a VFL premiership after 18 matches and 13 goals with the club's reserves side. 2020 season In the 2019/20 off-season, Naish switched guernsey numbers, adopting the number six previously worn by his father Chris and recently vacated by the retiring Shaun Grigg. He was named by AFL Media as a potential replacement for the wing role left by the off-season departure of Brandon Ellis, and assumed the role in the club's first pre-season series match. He missed out on the second and final match however, and instead participated in a VFL practice match in the first week of March. It was to be his final competitive match in many months though, as the following week's reserves match was cancelled due to safety concerns as a result of the rapid progression of the COVID-19 pandemic into Australia. Though the AFL season would start on schedule later that month, just one