Sean Wellman
| Sean Wellman[1] | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sean Wellman | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth |
Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | North Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1994–1995 | Adelaide | 34 (9) | |
| 1996–2004 | Essendon | 178 (25) | |
| Total | 212 (34) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1995, 1997–1999 |
South Australia | 4 (0) | |
| International team honours | |||
| 1998 |
Australia | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1998. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sean Wellman (born 20 September 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]
Wellman was a
Essendon in 1996. He became a key defender for the club[1] and was often called "Not a well man" as a play on his surname by commentator Rex Hunt
.
He played 212 games and kicked 34 goals, playing mainly as a center-half-back. He was a member of Essendon's premiership side in 2000, he played in every game of the season, and was a member of their losing grand final team in 2001. He received
International rules representation in 1998. He retired from the AFL at the end of 2004. Since his retirement he has spent time at Melbourne and at the Western Bulldogs
as an assistant coach. He returned to Essendon as an Assistant coach for the 2011 season.
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1994 | Adelaide | 44 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 114 | 75 | 189 | 50 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
| 1995 | Adelaide | 44 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 122 | 54 | 176 | 45 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 96 | 28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | Essendon | 6 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 208 | 81 | 289 | 100 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 6 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 248 | 111 | 359 | 122 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 90 | 349 | 94 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 4.1 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 2000 | Essendon | 6 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 231 | 127 | 358 | 100 | 25 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 6 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 266 | 122 | 388 | 125 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 6 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 243 | 99 | 342 | 128 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | Essendon | 6 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 201 | 106 | 307 | 89 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | Essendon | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 46 | 146 | 63 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Career | 212 | 34 | 23 | 2051 | 948 | 2999 | 944 | 213 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
