911 call details Carey's day of shame

A recorded emergency call made to Miami police reveals AFL great Wayne Carey fled the scene after assaulting his girlfriend with a wine glass in a hotel restaurant last October.

It had initially been thought the incident happened in the couple's hotel room at the plush Mandarin Oriental in Miami, Florida.

In a 911 call played on Friday on Melbourne radio station 3AW, Carey's girlfriend Kate Neilson can be heard giving a description of him to a security guard at the hotel's Azul restaurant as he passes the information on to a police operator.

The guard says on the 911 tape that a woman, aged about 30, has been hit in the mouth with a wine glass and is bleeding seriously.

"We have a lady who has a cut ... on her mouth. She, ah, glass was broken," the guard tells police.

"There was a glass broken and there was a disturbance between her and her companion."

The operator asks if the man is her husband, and Neilson tells the guard Carey is her boyfriend.

"We don't know where he is. He's left the restaurant," the guard says.

"He broke the glass. Like, he hit her with a piece of glass inside her mouth, lip area."

Ms Neilson told the guard the couple were guests at the hotel and gave police the room number.

Two Miami police officers later entered the couple's 12th floor apartment and handcuffed Carey after he allegedly assaulted them while resisting arrest.

Carey has gone into hiding after another confrontation with the law at his Port Melbourne home on Sunday when he was subdued by capsicum spray and again handcuffed by the arresting police.

Since then, 3AW and the Nine Network have announced they won't be renewing their contracts with the fallen football legend for the 2008 season.

Victoria Police say they have still not laid any charges against Carey and their investigation is continuing.

The US bail bondsman who put up $36,000 bail for Carey is confident the Australian will return to the US to face court.

Carey is charged with assault on a public servant, aggravated battery and resisting arrest with violence.

Joe Mastrapa said there were protocols in place between the US and Australia to have Carey extradited if he failed to show up.

His case is due to be heard on February 15 before Judge Rosa Rodriguez, but that could amount to only a mention if Carey is not ready to proceed.

"I don't want it misconstrued that there will some sort of posse going after him if he doesn't come back to the US," Mr Mastrapa told AAP.

"The charges against him are considered to be extraditable charges and if he was to fail to appear we can mandate the attorney's office in Miami to request a federal extradition warrant.

"Once we have that extradition order we would contact law enforcement counterparts in Australia and request assistance in apprehending.

"He's coming back - one way or the other."

Mr Mastrapa says during 29 years as a bail bondsman he has bailed three or four Australians and they all returned for their day in court.

"I would write a bond for an Australian in a New York minute," Mr Mastrapa said.

"We know they all come back. I have never had one run on me."