http://www.themercury.com.au/article...65428_afl.html
HE is 196cm, weighs 102kg, has run 100m under 11 seconds and has already been drafted once - now North Hobart's Jesse Wells is having a second crack.
Wells, who has just turned 26, was taken pick 22 in the 2004 national draft by the Western Bulldogs but returned to his then home club, Burnie, after two years without a senior game.
Now fully fit and with the Demons' best and fairest for this year to his name, the key defender is aiming to return to the big time. "I haven't spoken to any clubs directly but we've got a few things in the pipeline that I'm not really going to say much about," Wells said.
"I'm not really getting my hopes up but even if I don't get picked up it is going to be good for my footy next year. I've had a few people speak to me and they believe this year is going to be my year if I'm going to be picked up.
"I've done a video and that is doing the [AFL] circles at the moment so who knows?"
Wells said he was a very different player to the one who joined the Bulldogs for the 2005-06 seasons.
"I just think personally I was a little bit immature and guys of my height take a little bit longer to mature playing-wise and I think I've matured more in life in general," he said.
"If I get picked up again, I'm just going to forget about what happened before and just show I'm a new person and look forward to the challenge if I get the opportunity.
"I obviously got some consistency together this year, got my body right and it is amazing what can happen when you get a full season in."
Wells hopes to follow in the footsteps of some other successful mature-age rookies such as Carlton's Nick Duigan and fellow Tasmanian Ian Callinan.
If his name is not called out on November 22, he is unsure what his football future holds, whether it be in Tasmania or interstate.
"I know there are [AFL] clubs whose backlines have been depleted over the last six weeks or so," Wells said.
"They are always looking for guys who have played a fair bit of footy and are a little bit more experienced.
"If it doesn't happen, I'm not really quite sure what I'll do next year.
"I've ruled out Queensland, but maybe a move to Victoria if something pops up my way but I'm not 100 per cent yet."
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