AFL 2020: Wayne Carey North Melbourne Commented, Rhyce Shaw, Mental Health,...

North Melbourne’s greatest player of all time has expressed frustration with his former club, calling him “an absolute mess” during a live radio segment Triple M..

The Kangaroos have made major changes to their playlist and coaching staff so far this off-season, while club chairman Ben Buckley confirmed on Friday that senior coach Rhyce Shaw had personally taken a vacation after a hot and extremely challenging 2020 season.

Carey, who played for the club in 244 games and two premierships, claimed there was a lack of communication from North Melbourne’s top brass about where the club will be placed in the 2021 season.

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“It is clear that our thoughts are with Rhyce and his family and you hope he gets healthy and fluffy is secondary to what he’s going through,” Carey said before addressing his complaints.

“What disappoints me, if I’m just a former North Melbourne player, is who we heard from? We had a statement yesterday from Ben Buckley telling us a little bit about what’s going on with senior trainer Rhyce Shaw, but who else have we heard from?

“That’s the worrying thing for me … I really respect (CEO) Ben Amarfio, he’s new to the job, obviously Brady Rawlings, new to the job, Scott Clayton – all of these people we’re talking about I mean (Glenn) Archer is a director who has a lot to do with getting Rhyce into the job and making other important decisions.

“We haven’t heard from anyone. If things are going as badly as they are for North, and I think “bad” is a kind word, it is disastrous. Why haven’t we heard from these key people? ”

The seven-time All-Australian said fans wanted more feedback on direction in the club and found he was one of those “sitting in the dark” about their current state.

“The place is an absolute mess and we don’t hear from anyone,” he said.

Carey was then asked if he believed the club had withheld information in an attempt to respect and manage the sensitivities surrounding Shaw, which the former captain described as a poor apology.

“Can’t you address other things going on in the footy club? You don’t have to deal with the processes, you can deal with the other processes, ”he said.

“Let’s be honest, there is a lot going on.

“I’m telling you why it is important that you do this (communicate with supporters) – what happened now, all the innuendos and rumors about what happened … we hear all sorts of things and guess what we do? We begin to believe what we hear because they are not told about them.

“All of a sudden we believe everything we are told and if you believe what we have been told this place has cancer all over the pedestrian club. It’s really, really worrying. ”