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Wells aiming for Freo return

Star midfielder Daniel Wells could return from his calf injury for North Melbourne's vital clash with Fremantle on Sunday.

3:50pm  Aug 21, 2012

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All's well that ends Wells

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Daniel Wells the Kangaroos will reap the major benefits of their rigorous preparation.

7:12pm  Mar 26, 2007

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Daniel
Wells

Height
181 cm
DOB
03-02-1985
Weight
79 kg
Debut
2003
Games
2013
8
Career
198
Goals
2013
6
Career
122
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
618
Avg
77
DanielWells

Player Bio

At A Glance

Junior Clubs: Kwinana (WA)
Debut: 2003
Recruited from: Peel Thunder (WA)
Brownlow Votes: 39

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  • Despite a limited pre-season, Wells walked into the senior side for Round 1 and turned in a stellar performance.
  • Much like the team, Wells’ form slipped before a superb burst of football against Adelaide and St Kilda. Back-to-back best on ground performances played a large part in North's revival.  On the three occasions, Wells passed 30 possessions and North was victorious.
  • A calf/achilles injury in Round 20 against Essendon almost ended his season. Although he battled back to take part in the Elimination Final, he was well below 100 per cent and down on his normal output.

Background

  • Recruited from Peel Thunder in the WAFL
  • North's highest draft selection
  • Silky smooth midfielder who can turn games single handedly

 

Season by Season

Season by Season

  • Wells used his strong finish to 2010 and turned it into arguably a career best year in 2011. He demonstrated a new found consistency and took his game to another level.
  • He set career highs in kicks, handballs (equalling 2006), disposals, goals and tackles to be crowned the 2011 Syd Barker Medalist alongside Andrew Swallow.
  • A quiet end to the season almost turned deadly. Following routine post-season shoulder surgery, it was revealed he was suffering from large blood clots in both lungs.

 

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 8
    • Kicks 13.5
    • Handballs 7.7
    • Disposals 21.2
    • Marks 3.4
    • Hit-Outs 1.2
    • Tackles 1.7
    • Goals 0.7
    • Dream Team 77.2

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 19 Hawthorn Rd 5
Handballs 12 Brisbane Lions Rd 4
Disposals 27 Hawthorn Rd 5
Marks 8 West Coast Eagles Rd 8
Hit-outs 4 Geelong Cats Rd 2
Tackles 4 Sydney Swans Rd 3
Goals 1 West Coast Eagles Rd 8
Dream Team 97 Sydney Swans Rd 3

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 Collingwood L 87 - 103 17 8 25 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 78
2 Geelong Cats L 112 - 108 10 8 18 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 74
3 Sydney Swans L 92 - 131 13 11 24 4 0 2 0 4 1 0 97
4 Brisbane Lions W 125 - 62 12 12 24 4 0 0 2 3 1 0 84
5 Hawthorn L 99 - 96 19 8 27 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 92
6 Port Adelaide W 93 - 83 15 8 23 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 84
7 Western Bulldogs W 97 - 151 5 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18
8 West Coast Eagles L 90 - 88 17 6 23 8 0 0 2 1 1 0 91
9 Adelaide Crows W 66 - 42 6 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
10 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
11 Gold Coast Suns - - - - - - - - - - -
13 Fremantle - - - - - - - - - - -
14 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Richmond - - - - - - - - - - -
16 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Carlton - - - - - - - - - - -
18 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
19 Geelong Cats - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Essendon - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Collingwood - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 4 - L: 5 114 62 176 31 10 11 9 14 6 3 648

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 198
    • Kicks 12.0
    • Handballs 7.1
    • Disposals 19.1
    • Marks 3.9
    • Hit-Outs 0.4
    • Tackles 2.5
    • Goals 0.6
    • Dream Team 76.0

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 27 Hawthorn Rd 17, 2004
Handballs 17 Melbourne Rd 18, 2012
Disposals 34 St Kilda Rd 14, 2012
Marks 11 Carlton Rd 21, 2007
Hit-outs 4 Geelong Cats Rd 2, 2013
Tackles 8 Gold Coast Suns Rd 12, 2011
Goals 4 Port Adelaide Rd 1, 2006
Dream Team 157 Hawthorn Rd 17, 2004

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 North Melbourne 108 62 170 27 10 11 9 14 6 3 618
2012 North Melbourne 290 149 439 72 7 11 10 59 14 16 1708
2011 North Melbourne 312 180 492 80 13 25 16 79 17 15 1959
2010 North Melbourne 246 150 396 90 0 20 12 43 15 11 1565
2009 North Melbourne 94 41 135 30 1 5 3 13 4 1 528
2008 North Melbourne 271 173 444 92 2 23 9 59 6 11 1716
2007 North Melbourne 193 139 332 69 6 16 7 45 14 18 1347
2006 North Melbourne 227 180 407 81 4 14 5 53 11 7 1572
2005 North Melbourne 246 148 394 86 9 13 14 43 12 10 1526
2004 North Melbourne 239 114 353 89 25 14 6 49 13 8 1515
2003 North Melbourne 149 67 216 64 9 9 7 39 10 7 993

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

Games: 190 Goals: 116

 

Awards

AFL Awards

NAB Rising Star Nominee
2003

International Rules Series
2003, 2008

Club Awards

Second in Syd Barker Medal
2006

Winner of Syd Barker Medal
2011