He made six appearances in each of his first two seasons and was then given up by Collingwood in order to secure Sydney's Anthony Rocca.
Orchard, Ben Wilson and two draft picks ended up at Sydney.
Despite his new club coming off a successful 1996 campaign where they were grand finalists, Orchard managed to find a place for himself in their midfielder and played in the first 19 rounds in the 1997 AFL season as well as a qualifying final against the Western Bulldogs.
[1] After two years with Sydney, Orchard requested to be traded back to Collingwood.
After his football career ended he returned to Ballarat and works with horses.