Wayne Carey rules out return to mainstream media

The controversial figure says he “was just about done with media anyway” before he was cut from his commentary gig in the fallout of a white powder scandal.

AFL great Wayne Carey has ruled out a return to mainstream media.

The former commentator with Channel 7 and radio Triple M says he won’t be pursuing a high profile media career again, saying he felt “muzzled” at times.

He parted ways last year with all his commitments, including as a columnist with The Age, after a bag of white powder fell from his pocket at Perth’s Crown casino.

“No, no, no, those days are gone,” Carey told SEN Breakfast on Friday.

“I was just about done anyway … I was planning not to probably do TV next year.”

He added: “You are certainly muzzled to a degree there’s no doubt about that and there’s certain things you can and can’t say for varying different reasons.

“I do have strong opinions some of which I haven’t been able to deliver.”

Wayne Carey says he was ‘muzzled’ during his TV career.

Carey, 51, said he was now enjoying more time with his three children and also appearing and speaking at the Good Blokes Society events in support of mental health.

Now he has his own podcast, The Truth Hurts, but admits he misses the footy banter with colleagues.

“Obviously Triple M is probably different to any other station and that is, you know, it is a real jocular, fun (environment),’’ he said.

“A lot of it isn’t footy, which I really enjoyed, but I’m getting that (banter) with my mates outside of footy.

“So, I can guarantee you there’s still plenty of banter … that’s probably my second language.

“That is have fun and have that sort of banter with your mates while watching footy or anything else for that matter.”