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AFL 2022 news: Wayne Carey on Anthony Stevens stoush, North Melbourne reunion, cheating scandal

AFL legend Wayne Carey has broken his silence on the reported verbal stoush he had with former teammate Anthony Stevens during North Melbourne’s premiership reunion.

More than 20 years after Carey’s cheating scandal with Stevens’ then-wife forced him out of the Kangaroos, SEN journalist Sam Edmund reported the pair clashed at a gathering of former North players on Saturday night.

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According to Edmund, there was an “ugly altercation” between Carey and Stevens at North Melbourne’s 1996 premiership gathering at the Railway Hotel in Yarraville.

“It’s a pretty sad sequel,” Edmund said on SEN’s Dwayne’s World.

“Witnesses said, Dwayne, that Carey went at Stevens, accusing him of talking behind his back, telling people not to bother trying to catch up with him but then being fine in-person.

“Witnesses said Carey went at Stevens, accusing him of talking behind his back and telling people he couldn’t be contacted and to not bother trying to catch up with him, but then being fine in-person.”

On Wednesday, Carey broke his silence on the reports and explained what really went down on Saturday night.

“The first story said came to blows and that’s factually incorrect. There were no blows,” Carey said on Triple M.

“There was a firm conversation – altercation I think is even too firm to say that occurred.

“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 little bit of umbrage to say I was worried about him.

“I said I’m worried about, I want him to look after himself like people want me to look after myself.

“To say that it was a massive altercation and it came to blows and then we left there and everyone was upset with everyone and it was a big thing is totally incorrect – that’s the disappointing thing about it.

“It wasn’t a story and still isn’t a story.

“I hope I’ve just cleared up that once again this has been blown into something it wasn’t.

“I’m not sure why it should always be talked about – it doesn’t make sense.

“(Sam’s) let himself down with this.

“You know what Sam? We all have bad days. You’ve had a shocker.”

Carey admitted it was well known he and Stevens “aren’t best mates”, but felt Edmund only reported half the story on Monday.

“What he did leave out was at the end of the night or the evening or late afternoon or whatever it was, Stevo and I actually had a couple of beers together and left together,” he said.

“We were standing out the front both waiting for our respective Ubers to leave the particular venue. I have left that out.

“It sounds like we’ve had this massive blow up and an altercation and as he said we came to blows which was clearly factually incorrect.”

Stevens didn’t appear on Sunday when the North Melbourne premiership players held a motorcade celebration for fans. Carey doesn’t believe that decision had anything to do with the conversation the two had.

“I don’t know whether Stevo was upset the next day or not, and that’s why he didn’t come to the motorcade,” Carey said.

“What I do know about that, and my understanding and I’ve spoken to Arch (Glenn Archer) and I’ve spoken to Kingy (David King) and I’ve spoken to heaps of other players that are close with Stevo and some of those players I’m close with and Stevo wasn’t well.

“He’d had a reasonable night. It would be fair to say. We all had a reasonable day. Stevo maybe bigger than others so he didn’t attend the Sunday.

“If there was a big issue and this big thing happened and it had upset all these ex-teammates of mine and everyone else, on Sunday I sat there with Darren Crocker, I sat there with Danielle Laidley, sat with Glenn Archer, sat there with Sholly (Craig Sholl), all and some of them really mutual friends of both of ours – if I’d upset the apple cart or they were really disappointed with what occurred that day then that next day would not be happening.”

Carey admitted the report didn’t frustrate him, he felt more for the families every time the scandal, since 2002, gets brought up.

“This is what really hurts every single time. So when dills like Sam overexaggerate something that’s happened, who affects it,” he said.

“What he doesn’t realize is it affects Stevo’s daughters, my daughters – not my son because he’s really young. It affects family members and everyone else. That’s what these types of things do.

“Who cares if Stevo and I had a firm conversation together? How is that an actual story?”

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AFL 2022: Kangaroos legends Wayne Carey and Anthony Stevens ‘separated’ after verbal spat, cheating scandal, North Melbourne

Former North Melbourne teammates Wayne Carey and Anthony Stevens reportedly had to be “separated” at a premiership reunion on the weekend.

More than 20 years after Carey’s cheating scandal with Stevens’ then-wife forced him out of the Kangaroos, SEN reports the pair clashed at a gathering of former North players on Saturday night.

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According to SEN’s Sam Edmund, there was an “ugly altercation” between Carey and Stevens at North Melbourne’s 1996 premiership gathering at the Railway Hotel in Yarraville.

“It’s a pretty sad sequel,” Edmund said on SEN’s Dwayne’s World.

Witnesses said, Dwayne, that Carey went at Stevens, accusing him of talking behind his back, telling people not to bother trying to catch up with him but then being fine in-person.

“Witnesses said Carey went at Stevens, accusing him of talking behind his back and telling people he couldn’t be contacted and to not bother trying to catch up with him, but then being fine in-person.”

The Herald Sun reports the “verbal stoush” centered around Stevens’ mental health, with Carey discussing how he dealt with his own issues following the affair scandal.

Edmund said witnesses had told him the pair were “separated”, with fellow ex-Kangaroos left “stunned” by the verbal attack.

The Herald Sun reported there was no potential of violence and that the pair “moved on and shared a beer together” afterwards.

Stevens then did not take part in the club’s 1996 reunion parade at Marvel Stadium on Sunday — where 17 players took part in a motorcade before North Melbourne’s clash with Sydney — as he was left “shattered by the heated exchange”.

The Kangaroos told the Herald Sun Stevens, who is a club director, didn’t attend Sunday’s parade because he was ill.

While Stevens was absent, Carey was in a car with his young son, along with former teammate Wayne Schwass and premiership coach Denis Pagan.

The gathering was to celebrate the club’s 25-year anniversary, as Covid restrictions in 2021 forced the meeting to pushed back to last weekend.

Carey was caught cheating with Stevens’ former wife Kelli in 2002. He left the club in disgrace and played out the rest of his career at the Adelaide Crows.

The scandal returned to the public eye earlier this year when Carey spoke about it on SAS Australia on Channel 7.

The 51-year-old called the affair “biggest regret of his adult life.”

“One of the biggest stories was when I slept with a teammate’s wife,” he said.

“It’s haunted me for over 20 years. I was in self destruction mode and I guess my life started to unravel.”

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Wayne Carey, Anthony Stevens, separated, hotel, verbal spat, altercation, cheating, reunion, premiership, 1996, Glenn Archer, Denis Pagan, North Melbourne Kangaroos

The drama between former North Melbourne premiership teammates Wayne Carey and Anthony Stevens has taken a twist, with reports the duo had to be “separated” at a club reunion on the weekend.

More than 20 years after Carey’s cheating scandal with Stevens’ then-wife rocked the Kangaroos and ended with the skipper departing the club, an SEN report on Monday suggested the duo clashed at a gathering of former North players on Saturday night.

SEN reporter Sam Edmund told Dwayne’s World there was an “ugly altercation” between Carey and Stevens at North Melbourne’s 1996 premiership gathering at the Railway Hotel in Yarraville.

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“Witnesses said, Dwayne, that Carey went at Stevens, accusing him of talking behind his back, telling people not to bother trying to catch up with him but then being fine in-person,” Edmund told Dwayne’s World.

the Herald Sun reported the conversation centered around Stevens’ mental health, with Carey discussing how he dealt with his own issues following the affair scandal. Carey told Channel 7 earlier this yer the affair was the “biggest regret of his adult life” and had “haunted me for over 20 years.”

Edmund said witnesses had told him the pair were “separated”, with fellow ex-Kangaroos left “stunned” by the verbal attack. the Herald Sun reported there was no potential of violence and that the pair “moved on and shared a beer together” afterwards.

Stevens then didn’t attend the club’s 1996 reunion parade at Marvel Stadium on Sunday — where 17 players took part in a motorcade before the Roos’ clash with Sydney — as he was left “shattered by the heated exchange”.

The Roos told the Herald Sun that Stevens, who’s also a club director, didn’t attend Sunday’s event because he was ill.

Stevens had played a crucial role in organizing the celebrations, but ultimately saw fit to stay away from Sunday’s event.

“It’s a pretty sad sequel,” Edmund said.

While Stevens was absent on Sunday, Carey was in a vehicle with ex-teammate Wayne Schwass and premiership coach Denis Pagan for the lap around the Docklands stadium.

Also in attendance was Glenn Archer, who famously uncovered the affair at his house back in March 2002.

The scandal saw Carey resign in disgrace before moving across to play his final two years at Adelaide – and famously coming up against former teammates like Archer.

North Melbourne’s 1996 premiership reunion at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Picture: Michael WillsonSource: Supplied

Last weekend’s gathering was to celebrate the club’s 25-year anniversary, but due to Covid restrictions in 2021 the meeting was pushed back to last weekend.

Six players were presented life membership at the club – Stuart Anderson, Mathew Capuano, Glenn Freeborn, Mark Roberts, Robert Scott and Peter Bell.

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