[15][16] Strong form in the 2016 pre-season competition saw Menadue return to the senior side for round 1, 2016, kicking two goals and recording 13 disposals in the club's victory over Carlton.

[16] Menadue began 2017 playing with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL and made his first senior appearance in round 4's victory over Brisbane.

[26] Through Richmond's bye at the mid-way point of the season he had played five matches, kicked two goals and recorded an average of 11.4 disposals per game.

[16] Returning from the bye in round 13 against Sydney, Menadue was involved in an incident where Swans forward Lance Franklin hit him with a bump during play.

[29] He played his final senior match for the season in round 16, being dropped the week following for his part in the club's 67-point loss to St Kilda.

[33][34] He was worked back into fitness during VFL pre-season matches in late March however, including one against the Box Hill where he recorded an equal team-high 25 disposals.

[33][35] Menadue remained with the reserves team into the start of their season proper and after some strong form was named the carryover emergency for the club's AFL match-up with Hawthorn in round 3.

[36] Although he would not earn senior selection immediately he did continue an impressive run of form at the lower level, noted by backline coach Ryan Ferguson for his ability to break lines off of half-back.

[41][16] There he was immediately trialed in a new role as an inside midfielder which saw him gather seven clearances and 16 contested possessions in a VFL win over the Northern Blues.

[42] Menadue was illustrious across multiple roles at VFL level in the month that followed, used as a half-back, wing and inside midfielder before earning an AFL recall in round 18.

[48][16] He remained at the lower level for the remainder of the season, unable to gain senior selection despite being named as an emergency on multiple occasions.

[16][54] After signing a one-year contract for the 2019 season, Menadue completed a largely uninterrupted pre-season training program in the 2018/19 summer.

[66] After two weeks at the lower level, Menadue earned a second shot at AFL football that year in Richmond's round 7 loss to the Western Bulldogs.

[75] He continued to be regularly named as an AFL emergency in the back half of the season, while playing a variety of roles at VFL level including in the midfield and as a forward.

[89][90] Menadue finished 2019 having played six matches at AFL level along with 15 games for 14 goals in the reserves, including in that year's VFL premiership.

[16][91] In the weeks following the end of the 2019 season, media reports began emerging with claims Fremantle were interest in trading for the out of contract Menadue given the impending loss of wingers Bradley Hill and Ed Langdon.