North Melbourne champion Wayne Carey has broken his silence after a fresh stoush with Anthony Stevens reportedly renewed the pair’s feud.
The pair reportedly stunned teammates with a heated bust-up at the Kangaroo’s 1996 premiership reunion on Saturday.
However, two-time premiership star Carey was quick to cool the incident, denying claims the argument became physical, and they needed to be separated.
“There was a firm conversation,” he said on Triple M.
“Altercation is, I think, too firm to say that that occurred—firm conversation.
“I think everyone knows that Stevo and I aren’t best mates. That’s not a puzzle. Why this keeps coming up, I don’t know.”
Carey said the conversation was about him expressing concerns about Stevens and that while it got tense, they had “a couple of beers together” and “did not come to blows” before they left the Yarraville Railway Hotel in Melbourne.
“It sounds like we’ve had this massive blow-up and an altercation … which was factually incorrect,” he said.
“I wanted to have a conversation about Stevo. I was worried about him. I said, ‘I’m worried about you,’ and he obviously took a bit of umbrage to me, saying I was worried about him.
“I said I want him to look after himself, just like people want me to look after myself.”
Stevens missed the club’s motorcade around Marvel Stadium ahead of the North Melbourne and Swans clash the next day.
The pair’s history dates back to 2002, when Carey and Steven’s wife were caught in the bathroom together at a party.
It resulted in then captain Carey sitting out the season and ultimately leaving the club for Adelaide.
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