From realfooty.com.au
Carey might take the long road back
By Alan Shiell
Adelaide
March 07 2003
Wayne Carey might have to return to the AFL via North Adelaide, the SANFL club with which he played at under-17 level before he joined North Melbourne in the late 1980s.
Carey, recovering from a back-related hamstring injury, will miss his third straight match tomorrow night - Adelaide's Wizard Cup semi-final against the Kangaroos at AAMI Stadium.
The Kangaroos' former dual premiership captain has played only the first halves of two practice matches for the Crows - an intraclub trial at Mount Gambier on February 7 and against SANFL club Norwood under lights on February 14.
Carey, 32 in May, is listed by Adelaide as being a week away from playing again. If he is fit enough to resume next week, and Adelaide beats the Roos tomorrow night, the Crows' match committee will have to decide whether to risk him in at least part of the hurly-burly of the cup grand final the following Saturday night or give him some game time with North Adelaide.
North (the Roosters) play a practice match that day against Glenelg at the Crows' training venue, next to AAMI Stadium.
If Adelaide loses to the Roos tomorrow night, it will play a practice match against another AFL club at a country venue tomorrow week, and Carey might well have a run in it.
But if Adelaide continues to err on the side of caution with Carey's fitness and comeback, he might be held back until Saturday, March 22, when the Crows will not be engaged - but North Adelaide will play a 10.30am intraclub trial at Prospect Oval.
Adelaide communications manager Phil Harper confirmed yesterday that Carey playing for North Adelaide was a realistic option before the Crows' round-one clash with Fremantle in Adelaide on March 30.
"The original assessment was that Wayne would be ready to play on March 22, but he's probably going a bit better than that and he's a chance to play next week," Harper said.
"If he's right, that's when he'll play - with us or with North Adelaide. Or if he's not right until March 22, he'll play for North Adelaide."
The Crows are similarly placed with their captain, Mark Ricciuto, who has had an ankle injury and is nearly fit.
Carey might take the long road back
By Alan Shiell
Adelaide
March 07 2003
Wayne Carey might have to return to the AFL via North Adelaide, the SANFL club with which he played at under-17 level before he joined North Melbourne in the late 1980s.
Carey, recovering from a back-related hamstring injury, will miss his third straight match tomorrow night - Adelaide's Wizard Cup semi-final against the Kangaroos at AAMI Stadium.
The Kangaroos' former dual premiership captain has played only the first halves of two practice matches for the Crows - an intraclub trial at Mount Gambier on February 7 and against SANFL club Norwood under lights on February 14.
Carey, 32 in May, is listed by Adelaide as being a week away from playing again. If he is fit enough to resume next week, and Adelaide beats the Roos tomorrow night, the Crows' match committee will have to decide whether to risk him in at least part of the hurly-burly of the cup grand final the following Saturday night or give him some game time with North Adelaide.
North (the Roosters) play a practice match that day against Glenelg at the Crows' training venue, next to AAMI Stadium.
If Adelaide loses to the Roos tomorrow night, it will play a practice match against another AFL club at a country venue tomorrow week, and Carey might well have a run in it.
But if Adelaide continues to err on the side of caution with Carey's fitness and comeback, he might be held back until Saturday, March 22, when the Crows will not be engaged - but North Adelaide will play a 10.30am intraclub trial at Prospect Oval.
Adelaide communications manager Phil Harper confirmed yesterday that Carey playing for North Adelaide was a realistic option before the Crows' round-one clash with Fremantle in Adelaide on March 30.
"The original assessment was that Wayne would be ready to play on March 22, but he's probably going a bit better than that and he's a chance to play next week," Harper said.
"If he's right, that's when he'll play - with us or with North Adelaide. Or if he's not right until March 22, he'll play for North Adelaide."
The Crows are similarly placed with their captain, Mark Ricciuto, who has had an ankle injury and is nearly fit.
