Caddy 'happy' at Geelong, no plans to leave: managerAFL.com.au
12 October 2016 4:30pmJOSH Caddy isn’t planning to leave Geelong, despite genuine interest from Richmond in the wake of Brett Deledio's potential move to the Cats.
It emerged on Monday that Deledio had told Richmond he would consider a move, and the Tigers had expressed an interest in Caddy as part of a potential deal between the two clubs.
Caddy's manager Peter Lenton told NAB Trade Radio on Wednesday that he had held conversations with both clubs about the situation, but said Caddy is keen to remain at the Cats.
"I've had chats with Richmond and they've indicated their desire to get Josh through if Brett was to depart," Lenton said.
"I've spoken with Geelong and Josh is happy where he is. He bought a house three weeks ago in Geelong so he was never planning on moving anywhere. So that sort of puts a different perspective on it.
"He hasn't chosen anything. He's just sitting given that he's contracted and Geelong haven't given us any indication that he's going anywhere.
"It's something that we're fine to leave in the hands of the clubs. If there's something there that Geelong feels helps them, then OK. If Geelong feels it's not what they want to do, that's where Josh's head is at."
Caddy is contracted to the Cats until the end of 2018.
New Tigers football manager Neil Balme was a key figure in getting Caddy to Geelong from Gold Coast, while Caddy has also played with Dion Prestia, who looks set to join Richmond.
But Lenton said those pre-existing relationships were not a factor in any of the initial discussions.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-12/caddy-happy-at-geelong-no-plans-to-leave-says-manager
