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Carey was criticised widely for both his on and off field behaviour.

On the field he was reported three times and suspended twice for a total of five weeks in 1994, and off the field a charge of sexual assault in 1996 put a damper on his otherwise stellar form.

Bookies had Carey as pre-count favourite for the Brownlow Medal on four separate occasions ( 1993, 1995, 1996 and 1998 ), but many believe his on field arrogance and backchat to umpires were the primary reason he never claimed the game's highest individual honor.