Peter Carey

Who is Peter Carey?

Peter Carey is a former Australian rules football player who played his entire league career for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League. He holds the league record for most games played, with 448 appearances.

Carey also represented South Australia on 19 occasions, giving him a total of 467 games at senior level which was a record until Craig Bradley pushed the mark to 501. He was signed by Melbourne during the 1972/1973 off season, but the Demons were never able to prise him away from South Australia.

Carey played initially as a centre half forward and topped Glenelg’s goalkicking in 1973 with 70 goals including an amazing eleven in a score of 33.20 against grand final opponent North Adelaide and six in the Grand Final win over the Roosters. He was to kick 521 goals in his career, including eight in the club’s amazing score of 49.23 against Central District two years later. By this time, Carey had moved into the ruck, where he was to play the remainder of his career and help give the Tigers’ small men first use of the ball with his tremendous body strength.