Essendon first-round draft choice Nate Caddy left the Bombers’ VFL clash with Sandringham for health center on Sunday after losing his tooth in a sickening clash with colleague Sam Weideman in the opening minutes of the video game. The 18-year-old was the meat in a marking contest sandwich that saw him hit the back of Weideman’s head, removing among his front teeth. VIEW THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nate Caddy loses a tooth in agonizing VFL clash. Newsletters: Our leading sports news direct to your inbox. Subscribe now Slow-mo replays revealed Caddy collapsing to the ground while the tooth noticeably fell on its own trajectory. He was removed in the hands of Essendon medical personnel while blood put from his mouth. The tooth was left out on the field, up until a Bombers fitness instructor went back out and recovered it. Nate Caddy was drawn from the field after losing his tooth. Credit: Essendon VFL. The quick-thinking team member then took the tooth to a coffee truck on the other side of the ground to put it in a glass of milk as rapidly as possible. When a tooth removes from its socket, it is essential to keep it wet to increase the probability of conserving the tooth. Milk has crucial proteins and sugars that make it ideal for an oral emergency situation. Caddy remained in great spirits later on, sharing a picture of his ‘toofwess’ mouth on Sunday night. “Lucky I discovered it,” Essendon fitness instructor Jo Cowan commented. Caddy stated: “I owe you one.” Caddy after losing his tooth. Credit: Instagram Weideman, meantime, played out the remainder of the video game with a plaster over his head after sustaining a cut from the event, which will need stitches. Still using his whole playing package, Caddy was envisioned strolling through the VFL crowd at Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham to get to the exit. The interesting forward was prepared with choice 10 by the Bombers in 2015’s draft however is yet to make his AFL launching. Offered the occurrence occurred so early in the video game, Caddy had actually not yet signed up a figure. And the Bombers missed their treasured hire, as they decreased to the Zebras 115-77. The child kicked 2 objectives and a behind in his very first video game at a loss and black versus the Brisbane Lions’ VFL group recently. Caddy was sidelined for parts of his very first pre-season at AFL level as the club slowly alleviated him into the complete work. He kicked 25 objectives from 9 video games for the Northern Knights in the Coates Talent League in 2015.