Harry Wells
Year inducted: 2022
True Blue number: 445
Born: May 8, 1932, Wollongong, NSW
Club/s: South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Suburbs Magpies
Position: Centre
Premiership career: (1951) South Sydney Rabbitohs, 6 games; Western Suburbs Magpies, 86 games (1956-61)
First Grade debut: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Western Suburbs Magpies at the SCG on April 28, 1951
Representative honours: Australia 37 Tests (1952-60); NSW 35 interstate matches (1952-61)
Other honours: NRL Hall of Fame 2008
Wells was a robust centre who used his speed, bulk and power to devastating effect. He came from Wollongong to play for South Sydney in 1951 and tasted immediate success after playing on the wing in the Grand Final win over Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. He returned home to Wollongong where he made his state and national representative debuts before returning to Sydney to play six seasons with Western Suburbs Magpies from 1956. He represented NSW on 35 occasions from 1952-61 and formed a formidable centre pairing for Australia with Reg Gasnier. Wells played out the remainder of his career in the country, eventually retiring in 1972 at the age of 40.
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