Daniel Wells (footballer)
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Wells in March 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Wells | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1985 | ||
| Original team(s) | Peel (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2002 national draft | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2003–2016 | North Melbourne | 243 (150) | |
| 2017– | Collingwood | 1 (2) | |
| Total | 244 (152) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Daniel Wells (born 3 February 1985) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club from 2003 to 2016.
Wells was selected by North Melbourne with the number two overall pick in the 2002 AFL draft and made his debut in 2003 playing 18 games and averaging 12 disposals per game. He rose to prominence in 2004 when, against Fremantle, he kicked the AFL Goal of the Year, jumping and taking the ball from ruck contest in the goal square and kicking the goal before he landed.
Wells was selected in the Australian team for the 2005 International Rules Series but was unable to play due to injury. He enjoyed a fairly good year in 2006 in which he averaged 18 disposals and finished 2nd in the Syd Barker Medal.
In 2008, Wells enjoyed a good season averaging 21 disposals and having a big impact in matches in the second half of the season during North Melbourne's winning period. He was rewarded with selection in the Australian side that lost to Ireland in that year's International Rules Series.
2009 was a disappointing year for Wells when injuries restricted him to just 7 games.
In 2011 Wells produced a brilliant and consistent season when he won his first Syd Barker Medal which he shared with Andrew Swallow. He would also be named in the 40 man All Australian squad but would miss out on being part of the final 22.
Following the 2013 season, the two-time best and fairest was chosen to represent Australia in the International Rules Series as captain of the exclusively Indigenous team, a rare and memorable honour.
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