Anthony Stevens

Anthony Stevens (born 2 July 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. He was named as ruck rover in the club's official 'Team of the Century'.

Stevens was a member of North Melbourne premiership sides in 1996 and 1999. In 1998, he was an All-Australian; additionally, in the same year, he represented Victoria at State of Origin football. He was a Best and Fairest winner for his club twice, in 1997 and 1999.

Stevens lost two litres of blood and had two operations after injuries caused when falling glass hit Stevens outside the Redback Brewery Hotel in North Melbourne on 11 March 2000. Stevens suffered a 20-centimetre gash from the corner of his mouth along his right cheek and down the side of his mouth.

In 2002, he was involved in a much-publicised controversy involving Wayne Carey after it was revealed that Carey had been having an extramarital affair with his wife Kelli Stevens.

After Stevens retired at the end of the 2004 season, he and former Kangaroos teammate Glenn Archer played a match for the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club. Stevens accepted an ambassadorship with the VCFL, and played with Benalla in the Goulburn Valley Football League for a number of years.

Personal life In March 2002, it was widely publicised that Stevens's wife Kelli and Stevens's teammate Wayne Carey were having an extramarital affair. Kelli and Anthony Stevens divorced in 2008.

Stevens' son, River Stevens, was drafted by North Melbourne in November 2024.

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