Cachia heads back to the Blues

Jaryd Cachia, right, tackes Port Adelaide's top draft pick, Ollie Wines. Cachia has been draft back to Carlton. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser

ONE year after being delisted by Carlton and told to work on his outside game, tough-nut midfielder Jaryd Cachia is this morning back at Princes Park.

His rookie draft selection yesterday capped a 12-month mission to force his way back into the AFL and more specifically, at Carlton.

The bonus is he picked up a SANFL premiership with Norwood and lifelong mates along the way.

Within three hours of being rookie listed by the Blues for the second time, Cachia took a phone call from new coach Mick Malthouse and was on a plane back to Melbourne.

He starts training with his former club today, confident he's got a clean slate to work with.

"I'm looking forward to a fresh start," said Cachia, who was rookie listed by Carlton in 2010 but delisted without playing a game two years later.

"I got a call from Mick (Malthouse) who said he was excited to get things going and start training.

"I wanted to come over (to SA) and prove to other people and also myself that I could play at the highest level.

"When you get delisted you can get pretty down but I always thought I was good enough."

The 21-year-old starred for Norwood in its premiership season and finished equal fifth in the Magarey Medal.

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He has revealed he spoke to Carlton recruiters throughout the year and two phone calls in the past fortnight all but sealed his fate, despite spending this month training with Port Adelaide.

"I was on the phone to family before and I said `I'm really going to miss Norwood' because I may never get to experience a senior premiership again," Cachia said.

"It's been a fantastic year and I can't thank them enough for all the hard work they've done for me."

Cachia was one of six SANFL players taken in yesterday's rookie and pre-season drafts.

The big surprise was Central District ruckman Jack Hannath who landed at Fremantle when the Dockers pounced with Pick No.8 in the pre-season draft.

Hannath was in Darwin training with Melbourne but the Demons, without a selection until the rookie draft, were trumped by the Dockers.

Other SA rookie selections included Glenelg's Nathan Stark (No. 3 to Melbourne), Eagles' Nick Hayes (No. 6 to Brisbane), North Adelaide's Mitch Clisby (No. 19 to Melbourne) and Port Magpies' Justin Hoskin (No. 20 to the Power).

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