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Greg Wells (footballer, born 1950)

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Greg Wells
Personal information
Full name Greg Wells
Date of birth (1950-06-06) 6 June 1950 (age 74)
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 043 0(24)
Total 267 (275)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

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

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Legend
  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

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  1. ^ Atkinson, Graeme (1989). 3AW Book of Footy Records. South Melbourne: Magistra Publishing Company Pty Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 1863210091..
  2. ^ Marc Fiddian (2 April 1983). "Wells top man at Moorabbin". The Age. Melbourne, VIC.
  3. ^ Greg Wells' Player Profile at AFL Tables
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