Wayne Carey excluded from North Melbourne centenary celebration guernsey video

Australian football Hall of Fame Legend Wayne Carey has been left out of a video celebration of North Melbourne’s centenary year in the VFL/AFL.

The Kangaroos have unveiled a historical jumper they will wear next year to celebrate 100 years in the competition, during which some of the greatest players in the game’s history have run out in the blue and white.

Carey is easily North’s greatest ever player and, according to some, the best player in the history of the game.

He kicked 671 goals from 244 games for the Roos, won four best and fairests, seven All-Australian selections, and is the captain of the club’s team of the century.

He was also effectively ignored in the celebration video released on Saturday night.

The video includes highlights from the who’s who of the club’s greatest champions, with cutaways of current youngster Zane Duursma showing off the new kit.

Iconic moments from modern day stars Brent Harvey, Ben Cunnington, Drew Petrie, Daniel Wells and even Cam Zurhaar are featured, as are ‘90s heroes David King, Adam Simpson and Glenn Archer, and older legends like Ron Barassi, Phil Krakouer and Malcolm Blight.

Carey, meantime, features for less than one second on the premiership dais in amongst his 1999 teammates, holding the cup, before it cuts away again.

It’s a glaring detail that didn’t go unnoticed.

Carey’s former teammate and forward-50 partner Corey McKernan slammed the video.

“FYI North Melbourne, you do know Wayne Carey played for us, don’t you?” he said.

Also excluded were longtime club captain Wayne Schimmelbusch and two-time premiership coach, Denis Pagan.

McKernan later added: “Can North Melbourne answer why you’d leave out Wayne Carey for a football-related video for such an occasion? (And leave out Denis/Schimma as well).

“Explain how it happens? If the excuse is ‘oh it’s a young kid who did it and he didn’t know’, please spare me.”

Collingwood great Mick McGuane was equally baffled.

“Love the concept and innovation, North Melbourne, but if it’s a true celebration you cannot overlook your greatest ever player in the vision to promote it,” he said.

McKernan proceeded to go on a tear on social media, reposting a host of replies to his post that agreed with him.

Anthony Stevens was also featured in the video. Carey left the club after infamously having an affair with Stevens’ wife in a scandal that sent shockwaves through the league.