[108] He was left out of the side the following week due to an apparent leg injury but was forced to make a return to football through the VFL a week later. [154], Caddy and teammate Billie Smedts were embroiled in controversy in April 2013 as a result of an attempted prank gone wrong. 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[3][4] He placed second in the club's best and fairest that year. [91][92] During that period he was listed by the AFL's official statistical partner Champion Data as the 88th best player in the league. Caddy was drafted by Gold Coast with the seventh selection in the 2010 AFL draft after captaining underage football with the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup. [10] Caddy made his AFL debut in Round 23 that year, in a losing match against Melbourne at the MCG. [64] [65], After featuring in each of Richmond's two pre-season matches as a forward with limited minutes in the midfield, Caddy began the 2018 season with three goals in round 1's season-opening win over Carlton. [111] [112] [113] A minor ankle injury sustained at training in the days following that match would further delay his return to senior football, though Caddy would eventually be recalled for round 20's match against Melbourne after just one week on the injury list and without playing another reserves-grade match. [144][145][146] He could not hold his spot however, dropped back to reserves level following a poor performance that included giving up a 50-metre penalty that resulted in an opposition goal. After being undrafted in 2018, Stack was signed by Richmond as a supplemental selection in 2019 and made his AFL debut in round 3, 2019. on the official website of the Richmond Football Club, "Great mates Dion Prestia, Josh Caddy ready for Richmond Tigers grand final", "Josh Caddy (Northern Knights/Vic Metro) - Draft Profile", "2010 AFL National Draft: who your club picked", "Young gun Josh Caddy keen to help his dad", "Melbourne vs Gold Coast - Round 23, 2011", "SUNS demand favourable outcome as Caddy quits the Coast", "Geelong keen on Melbourne defender Jared Rivers plus latest AFL trade whispers", "Josh Caddy bleeds for Geelong after copping kick in face from Joel Selwood", "Josh Caddy to miss eight weeks of Geelong Cats' AFL season after suffering broken foot at training", "Cat Caddy flags midfield glory with new group", "Geelong v Western Bulldogs - Round 16, 2014", "Josh Caddy hungry for a flag at Geelong", "Geelong Cats beat Essendon Bombers on back of crushing first half display", "GAME DAY: Port Adelaide v Geelong from Adelaide Oval - 3AW Radio", "Free kicks against, turnovers, missed shots: Your club's most frustrating players", "Geelong v Western Bulldogs - Round 16, 2015", "Cats rain on Dogs' parade as Motlop proves the difference", "Match report: Clinical Cats go top, punish inaccurate Dogs", "Richmond eyes Geelong's Josh Caddy in deal for Brett Deledio", "Richmond has already spoken to Geelong midfielder Josh Caddy over trade for Brett Deledio", "Caddy the key in potential Deledio trade", "How a chance meeting in the September Club at the 2016 Grand Final helped Richmond secure Josh Caddy", "AFL trades 2016: Opportunity knocks for new Richmond midfielder Josh Caddy", "Prestia admits he's talked to Caddy about Tiger move", "Richmond hopeful of landing Josh Caddy in new deal with Geelong", "Geelong midfielder Caddy traded to Tigers", "Match report: Last-gasp Tigers bury Demons", "Richmond to throw Josh Caddy into the midfield to ignite his season", "Late Mail — Round 9: Josh Caddy limps from Richmond training, Tyson Goldsack, Rory Lobb in doubt", "Richmond secures 12th win but must raise bar against Hawthorn", "Richmond v Hawthorn: Tigers show 12 months is a long time in football by shutting out Hawks", "Hamstrung Caddy out, but finals-bound: Tigers", "Josh Caddy 'Lost For Words' After Richmond's Massive Win", "2017 AFL grand final: Josh Caddy's move to Punt Rd is proving a major success for Richmond", "Richmond star Josh Caddy says he is the luckiest bloke in the world after premiership", "AFL grand final 2017: The moments that mattered in Richmond's win over Adelaide", "JLT Series: Every player's AFL Fantasy scores", "Why Dimma's son sent him abusive message", "Star Tigers out, cult figure tipped to return", "CADDY: CONTROVERSIAL SCORE REVIEW WAS CORRECT", "Kane Cornes' Team of the Week, R6: Who makes it?
[12] Caddy had a team high 26 disposals in the losing semi-final to North Melbourne. [43] Caddy was one of just ten players in the competition to record averages of 20 or more disposals and one goal per game on a minimum of five games played that season.
[45][46][47] It was later revealed that Caddy's older brother Saul had run into former teammate and current Richmond CEO Brendon Gale in a chance encounter a month earlier and let slip of his younger brother's unrest at Geelong. [86] [87] In the ensuing preliminary final, Caddy was held goalless and with an equal season-low 11 disposals when Richmond was eliminated with a shock loss to rivals Collingwood. He led the club to a 37-year drought-breaking premiership in 2017 before taking them again to a premiership in 2019 and 2020. [64][65], After featuring in each of Richmond's two pre-season matches as a forward with limited minutes in the midfield, Caddy began the 2018 season with three goals in round 1's season-opening win over Carlton. [149][150][151], Caddy is capable of playing in multiple positions including as a goal-scoring half-forward, a ball-winning inside midfielder and as a defensive wing.
[12] [88] [89] Caddy finished 2018 having played 22 matches and kicked 46 goals, earning 10th place in the Richmond club best and fairest award.
[11] He kicked his first career goal the next week, in his second career match and the Suns' last game of the season.
He spent his formative years in the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Eltham.
[7] He was awarded All-Australian selection for his stellar performances. He is a three-time premiership player, an All-Australian and has three times placed in the top 5 in Richmond best and fairest awards. [139][140] Caddy struggled for form early in the season restart, attracting criticisms about his suitability to a wing role from media personalities Terry Wallace and Matthew Lloyd. [155] The pair were arrested at gunpoint by local police after they were spotted wearing balaclavas and attempting to enter a local house in the Geelong suburb of Kardinia Park. See which Tigers have been selected to face Port Adelaide on Saturday.