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Carlton has reunited one of the finest football partnerships in the history of the game, with dual Kangaroos premiership captain Wayne Carey to join the man who masterminded those two flag triumphs, Denis Pagan, as a specialist coach at Optus Oval.
Carey will mentor the Blues' young players in both group and one-on-one sessions, and pay particular attention to helping its forward line, in a voluntary capacity on a weekly basis.
"Having worked with Wayne Carey previously I know his football knowledge will be of great benefit to the players. It is a great opportunity for the players to learn from
one of the greats of the game," Pagan said in a statement.
"We have a very young playing group at Carlton and having Wayne Carey volunteer his time to work with our young group will really benefit their football development."
Having recently signed with Fox Footy to be involved with the station both as host of a weekly show and also to provide special comments during matches, Carey met with Pagan and match committee chairman Stephen Kernahan on Wednesday morning.
"This was the first meeting with Wayne on this matter and he is very keen to be involved and put something back into football," Pagan added.
"We understand his commitment with Fox Footy will be his main priority and appreciate his desire to still be directly involved in football. His willingness to take on this role on a voluntary basis emphasises his desire to put something back into the game."
When Pagan was appointed North Melbourne coach at the start of 1993 he immediately installed Carey as captain, and the Roos went on to play in the next eight finals series, winning the flag in 1996 and 99, making the Grand Final in 1998 and playing in a preliminary final every season from 1994-2000.
Carey will mentor the Blues' young players in both group and one-on-one sessions, and pay particular attention to helping its forward line, in a voluntary capacity on a weekly basis.
"Having worked with Wayne Carey previously I know his football knowledge will be of great benefit to the players. It is a great opportunity for the players to learn from
one of the greats of the game," Pagan said in a statement.
"We have a very young playing group at Carlton and having Wayne Carey volunteer his time to work with our young group will really benefit their football development."
Having recently signed with Fox Footy to be involved with the station both as host of a weekly show and also to provide special comments during matches, Carey met with Pagan and match committee chairman Stephen Kernahan on Wednesday morning.
"This was the first meeting with Wayne on this matter and he is very keen to be involved and put something back into football," Pagan added.
"We understand his commitment with Fox Footy will be his main priority and appreciate his desire to still be directly involved in football. His willingness to take on this role on a voluntary basis emphasises his desire to put something back into the game."
When Pagan was appointed North Melbourne coach at the start of 1993 he immediately installed Carey as captain, and the Roos went on to play in the next eight finals series, winning the flag in 1996 and 99, making the Grand Final in 1998 and playing in a preliminary final every season from 1994-2000.
