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Harry James “Dealer” Wells (Wills)

Hall of Fame
Team of the Century

HERITAGE No: 546

WESTS LIFE MEMBER No: 99

BIRTH: 8 May 1932
Wollongong, NSW

OCCUPATION: Watersider, 1954; Driver, 1958, 1963; PNG Lineman, 1968; Storekeeper, 1980

RESIDENCE: Stewart St Wollongong, NSW, 1954 (Wills); Beaumaris St Enfield, NSW, 1958, 1963 (Wells), 1963 (Wills); Long St Goulburn, NSW, 1968 (Wills); Pacific Drive Port Macquarie, NSW, 1980 (Wells)

GAME HISTORY

  • Illawarra 7st 7lb School Boys RL v Combined Sydney School Boys RL 1946
  • NSW School Boys Possibles RL v NSW School Boys Probables RL 1946
  • Wollongong Tech U/17 RL 1948, 1949
  • Wollongong U/17’s Representative RL v Newcastle U/17’s Representative RL 1949
  • Wollongong U/19 RL 1950
  • Wollongong U/19’s Representative RL v Newcastle U/19’s Representative RL 1950
  • Wollongong RL (3rd Grade) 1950
  • South Sydney RL 1951
  • Wollongong RL 1952, 1953, 1954, 1954
  • Illawarra Junior RL Management Committee 1952
  • Southern Division RL v Eastern Suburbs RL (Country Carnival) 1952
  • Southern Division RL v Wests RL (Country Carnival) 1953
  • Southern Division RL v Newtown RL (Country Carnival) 1954
  • Monaro/Southern Division RL v New Zealand RL 1952
  • Southern Division RL v Great Britain RL 1954
  • Country Firsts RL v City Firsts RL 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
  • Country Firsts RL v USA RL 1953
  • NSW Firsts RL v Queensland Firsts RL 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
  • NSW Firsts RL v New Zealand RL 1952, 1959
  • NSW Firsts RL v USA RL 1953
  • NSW Firsts RL v Great Britain RL 1954, 1958
  • NSW Firsts RL v France RL 1955
  • Wests RL First Grade 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
  • Wests RL City Cup 1959
  • Wests RL v Northern Division RL (Country Carnival) 1957
  • Sydney Firsts RL v New Zealand Maori RL 1956
  • Sydney Firsts RL v Great Britain RL 1958
  • City Firsts RL v Country Firsts RL 1957, 1958, 1960
  • Australian Kangaroo RL Tour 1952-53
  • Australian Kangaroo RL Tour 1959-60
  • Australia RL v Great Britain RL 1952
  • Australia RL v France RL 1953
  • Australia RL v New Zealand RL 1953
  • Australia RL v Great Britain RL 1954
  • Australia RL v France RL 1955
  • Australia RL v Great Britain RL 1958
  • Australia RL v New Zealand RL 1959
  • Australia RL v Great Britain RL 1959
  • Australia RL v France RL 1959
  • Australia RL v Italy RL 1960
  • Australia RL v France RL 1960
  • Australia RL v Great Britain RL (World Cup) 1954
  • Australia RL v New Zealand RL (World Cup) 1954
  • Australia RL v New Zealand RL (World Cup) 1957
  • Australia RL v Great Britain RL (World Cup) 1957
  • Australia RL v France RL (World Cup) 1957
  • Australia RL v France RL (World Cup) 1960
  • Australia RL v New Zealand RL (World Cup) 1960
  • Australia RL v Great Britain RL (World Cup) 1960
  • Goulburn Workers RL 1966
  • Young RL 1967, 1968
  • Longreach RL 1969
  • Port Macquarie RL 1970, 1971, 1972

 Accolades

  •  Wests Life Member No. 99
  • Australian Sports Medal 2000
  • Australian Centenary Medal for Services to Sport 2001
  • Wests Team of the Century 2004
  • National Rugby League Hall of Fame 2007
  • Australian Rugby League Team of the 1950’s (Centre) 2007
  • Rugby League Centenary Year “100 Greatest Players 1908-2007” 2008
  • Illawarra Rugby League Team of the Century 2011
  • Sports Australia Hall of Fame 2016
  • NSW RL Hall of Fame 2022

Harry

Under Construction

Harry, Vic Hey and Dick Poole discussing tactics

From a Fighting Family!

Harry “Dealer” Wells and George “Dealer” Wells

(Harry’s Father and Grandfather)

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