Early Years
Carey grew up in Wagga Wagga, regarded as the frontier dividing "Aussie rules" territory with that of rugby league. Carey played rugby league as a junior but began playing Australian Football at age eight and, in his early teens, moved to Adelaide, where he attended The Heights School, Modbury Heights and continued playing junior football for North Adelaide.
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