Former AFL star Wayne Carey is expected to speak out about an ongoing scandal in which he was allegedly caught with a bag of white powder at a Perth Casino.
The 51-year-old was reportedly banned from the premises of all Crown casinos for two years after the suspicious bag fell out of his pocket onto a gaming table last week.
Carey is scheduled to speak at a men’s mental health seminar in his home town of Wagga Wagga on Thursday, with organisers saying the event could be an ideal forum for Carey to open up about his troubles.
The event, hosted by The Good Blokes Society at the Wagga Wagga RSL, is open to the public, with tickets going for up to $250.
The highlight is sold as a “nothing-is-off-limits” interview with Carey.
Good Blokes Society founder Shaun Wallis said Carey would receive as much support as he needed from the group that assists men “battling their demons”.
“He might be happy to speak about it. What he’s commented so far is that there was nothing illegal,” Mr Wallis said.
“Wayne’s a great ambassador for the network and we’re 100 per cent behind him.”
Mr Wallis said he had spoken to Carey who was dealing with the allegations “as best he can”.
“He’s good. Obviously, there’s the attention and publicity and everything else, but he woke up on Tuesday morning and took the kids to school,” Mr Wallis said.
The Herald Sun reported security cameras captured the moment a bag of powder fell out of Carey’s pocket, with the alarm being raised by a croupier.
Police were not called at the time and the substance was not seized.
Carey was in Perth at the time to cover Saturday night’s Fremantle and Western Bulldogs match for Channel 7.
He has since stood down from commentary duties with the channel and an internal investigation was launched into the matter
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch told 6PR on Wednesday that police were investigating but remained on “the back foot”.
“If there was any suspicion by any person that there were drugs possessed … I would have expected a phone call to police to manage the matter, if it was in fact drugs … we don’t have the drugs in our possession and neither do Crown,” he said.
