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Wayne Carey |
Wayne Carey played his first game for North
Melbourne in 1989. He was appointed Captain in 1993 at the age of 21. He won the
Best and Fairest in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1998 and was runner up in 1990 and
1995. He won All Australian Selection in 1993-96 and 1998-2000 and was captain
in 1996 and 1998 to 2000. He has played 244 games and kicked 671 goals for the
Roos. His centenary season was rewarded with Captaining the Premiership team.
He was chosen by the North Melbourne Football Club as its
star on the North Melbourne Centenary Maximum Card and Postcard. The maximum
card is displayed below. The postcard is essentially the same except that the
background is brighter and there is no postmark or stamp. A cover with the
outline of the
postcard was also released. |
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In 2000 he was included as one of the 27
covers to commemorate the "Superstars" of the AFL on the first day of issue of
the AFL P stamps. |
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At the start of the 2002 season the world fell
down after an affair. He stood out the season and has moved to the Adelaide
Crows for 2003.
The
Adelaide Crows
won the preseason Competition with a 31 point win over 2002 Grand Finalists
Collingwood. The game saw the return of
Wayne Carey.
He played 16 games taking his total to 260* and kicked 29* goals for a total of
700*. |
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