Wayne Carey (born 27 May 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A dual Premiership Captain at North Melbourne, four time North Melbourne Best & Fairest and seven time All-Australian, Carey, nicknamed "The King", is generally considered to be one of the greatest players to have ever played Australian Football. In 2001 he was named as centre half-forward and captain of North Melbourne's Team of the Century and in 2008 was named as Australian football's greatest ever player as part of a list of the top 50 players of all time, published in the book The Australian Game of Football, which was released by the League to celebrate 150 years of Australian rules football.
Carey has received significant media attention for his off-field scandals, both as a player and after retirement. He is an AFL commentator on Triple M in Melbourne.
Read more about Wayne Carey: Early Years, Post-playing Career, Scandals, Domestic Violence, Arrests and Drug Abuse
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