Tom Wells
Fitzroy
AFL career
5 games1 goals
- Debut
- R6 1912 v MEL1 June 1912
- Most recent
- R13 1912 v RCH20 July 1912
Stats
Bio
A product of the local Fitzroy Juniors, Tom Wells was a mature-age recruit who waited until his late twenties to receive an opportunity at the highest level. Standing six feet tall—a robust height for the era—he broke into the Fitzroy lineup during the 1912 season, adding physical presence to a squad that was building toward a premiership window. Wells managed five senior appearances and booted a single goal for the Maroons, but found it difficult to secure a permanent place in a competitive team that reached the semi-finals. His brief VFL tenure ended at the conclusion of that solitary season, causing him to miss out on the club’s premiership success the following year.
Profile
- Full name
- Tom A. Wells
- Born
- 27 Dec 1883
- Died
- 16 Jan 1959 (aged 75y 20d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton North, VIC
- Deathplace
- St Kilda, VIC
Teams
Family
- Son:Tommy Wells
Bio
1 revisionA product of the local Fitzroy Juniors, Tom Wells was a mature-age recruit who waited until his late twenties to receive an opportunity at the highest level. Standing six feet tall—a robust height for the era—he broke into the Fitzroy lineup during the 1912 season, adding physical presence to a squad that was building toward a premiership window. Wells managed five senior appearances and booted a single goal for the Maroons, but found it difficult to secure a permanent place in a competitive team that reached the semi-finals. His brief VFL tenure ended at the conclusion of that solitary season, causing him to miss out on the club’s premiership success the following year.