THE OUT-OF-FAVOUR TIGER THAT’S “WITHOUT A POSITION”BY ALEX ZAIA
SEN
15 April 2021Where does Richmond utility Josh Caddy sit in coach Damien Hardwick’s plans?
Caddy, a dual Tigers premiership player in 2017 and 2019, made just eight appearances last season and finds himself out the side early in 2021, dropped after the Round 3 loss to Sydney.
After a 46-goal season in 2018, the 28-year-old has been forced to play up the ground since the arrival of Tom Lynch from Gold Coast at the end of that year.
Speaking on Sportsday, Richmond great Matthew Richardson and Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy engaged in a discussion centred around Caddy’s situation.
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Healy: “Josh Caddy is an interesting one. He’s a premiership player at the start of this run.
“Last year he made a silly decision on the ground (50m penalty against Port Adelaide) and got dropped, and he didn’t get back in.
“It was almost like the coach got the stamp out and stamped him.”
Richardson: “I think it's a pace thing with Josh.
“I thought he was alright the week before, he had 22 possessions (against Sydney).”
Healy: “He needs to get back in the team and dot every i and cross every t.”
Richardson: “He’s been tried in a few different positions, they tried him on the wing.
“Remember he kicked 46 goals in 2018 and then Tom Lynch comes to the club. You probably can’t play Lynch, (Jack) Riewoldt and Caddy all in the forward line, it probably gets too top-heavy.
“He’s sort of been without a position for a little while now.”
Caddy has played 169 games across three clubs – Richmond, Geelong and Gold Coast – and has kicked 163 goals.
He’s contracted to the Tigers until the end of 2022.
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