Brad Scott says Daniel Wells is free of injury and could play every game in 2016.

The star midfielder was restricted to just 12 games in the past two seasons with various injuries limiting his output. Now he’s out of rehab with no further pain or injury management required.

"Our intention is for him to play NAB 3 and then be ready for round one," Scott told The Age’s Sam McClure.

"He's over the achilles soreness that plagued him through last year, and the year before it was his foot, so two completely different injuries that [haven't] been an issue for him this pre-season," Scott said.

"We've just got to make sure we keep him that way."

Having Wells will be a bonus for the Roos, but Scott won’t be placing too much pressure on him.

"I think a lot of the comparisons between Wellsy and other plays are a little bit unfair, because Wellsy is a unique player," he said.

"We're not a team that has - with all due respect to our playing list - I don't think too many are going to feature in the top 10 players in the competition.

"For us to be a really good team, we're going to need a good even contribution from the 22 who play each week, but more than that we need 35 players who can contribute across the season.

"We don't need Wellsy to be the difference, we just need him to be part of the process."