Greg Wells (footballer, born 1950)
Greg Wells (born 6 June 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s and early 1980s.
| Greg Wells | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Greg Wells | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1950 | ||
| Original team(s) | Bentleigh-McKinnon YC | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1969–1980 | Melbourne | 224 (251) | |
| 1980–1982 | Carlton | 43 (24) | |
| Total | 267 (275) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Wells usually played as a centreman or rover. During the 1969 season Wells played in the thirds, seconds and senior Melbourne sides in successive weeks.[1] He finished runner-up in the 1972 Brownlow Medal and equal fourth in 1976. Wells also won Melbourne's best and fairest award in both 1971 and 1976.
The 1980 season was his last for Melbourne and he crossed mid year to Carlton where he attempted to finish his career with a premiership. He was a member of Carlton's 1981 premiership side.
In 1983, he moved to the Moorabbin Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) second division, serving as its inaugural VFA captain.[2]
Playing statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1969 | Melbourne | 50 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 13 | 64 | 10 | — | 3.3 | 1.3 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 21.3 | 3.3 | — |
| 1970 | Melbourne | 11 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 267 | 50 | 317 | 52 | — | 1.0 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 15.9 | 2.6 | — |
| 1971 | Melbourne | 11 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 316 | 38 | 354 | 89 | — | 0.6 | 0.9 | 17.6 | 2.1 | 19.7 | 4.9 | — |
| 1972 | Melbourne | 11 | 22 | 34 | 29 | 444 | 52 | 496 | 114 | — | 1.5 | 1.3 | 20.2 | 2.4 | 22.5 | 5.2 | — |
| 1973 | Melbourne | 11 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 459 | 77 | 536 | 113 | — | 1.0 | 1.9 | 21.9 | 3.7 | 25.5 | 5.4 | — |
| 1974 | Melbourne | 11 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 474 | 91 | 565 | 97 | — | 1.2 | 1.4 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 25.7 | 4.4 | — |
| 1975 | Melbourne | 11 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 388 | 70 | 458 | 81 | — | 1.5 | 1.7 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 22.9 | 4.0 | — |
| 1976 | Melbourne | 11 | 22 | 31 | 29 | 477 | 107 | 584 | 105 | — | 1.4 | 1.3 | 21.7 | 4.9 | 26.5 | 4.8 | — |
| 1977 | Melbourne | 11 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 416 | 93 | 509 | 94 | — | 1.1 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 4.4 | 24.2 | 4.5 | — |
| 1978 | Melbourne | 11 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 374 | 120 | 494 | 121 | — | 0.9 | 1.4 | 18.7 | 6.0 | 24.7 | 6.1 | — |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 11 | 22 | 24 | 39 | 412 | 132 | 544 | 133 | — | 1.1 | 1.8 | 18.7 | 6.0 | 24.7 | 6.0 | — |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 202 | 99 | 301 | 60 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 16.8 | 8.3 | 25.1 | 5.0 | — |
| 1980 | Carlton | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 175 | 84 | 259 | 61 | — | 0.9 | 1.1 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 25.9 | 6.1 | — |
| 1981 | Carlton | 1 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 309 | 111 | 420 | 77 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 3.5 | — |
| 1982 | Carlton | 1 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 126 | 44 | 270 | 31 | — | 0.2 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 15.5 | 2.8 | — |
| Career | 267 | 275 | 331 | 4890 | 1181 | 6071 | 1238 | — | 1.0 | 1.3 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 22.8 | 4.7 | — | ||
References
- Atkinson, Graeme (1989). 3AW Book of Footy Records. South Melbourne: Magistra Publishing Company Pty Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 1863210091..
- Marc Fiddian (2 April 1983). "Wells top man at Moorabbin". The Age. Melbourne, VIC.
- Greg Wells' Player Profile at AFL Tables
External links
- Greg Wells's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Greg Wells at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile