 He moved down the batting order and became a wicket-keeper

As a teenager Carey played both Australian rules football and cricket, and as he got older he started to play football at a higher level, playing for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) reserves competition alongside adults by the time he was 15.In 2008 Carey was included in South Australia's squad for the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships, but he did not play a game.He was also in the AIS/AFL Academy intake for 2008.