He’s getting ready for his 13th AFL season and now considered a veteran at North, but one AFL captain has tipped Daniel Wells to have his best year yet.
While the captain’s name or club wasn’t revealed, their vote was clear, Wells for the Brownlow Medal in 2015.
Each of the 18 club skippers were surveyed on a range of topics, with Kayne Turner also earning a mention as a chance to win the Rising Star.
After a Preliminary Final appearance last year, North is considered a likely chance to make it two September campaigns in succession – 14 captains tipped the Roos to play finals.
Here’s how the questionnaire looked at its completion.
Note, a player could not vote for their own team or teammate.
Which seven other clubs do you think can make this year's top eight?
- Hawthorn (17)
- Port Adelaide (17)
- Sydney Swans (17)
- Fremantle (16)
- Geelong Cats (16)
- North Melbourne (14)
- Gold Coast Suns (12)
- Richmond (8)
- Essendon (4)
- Adelaide Crows (3)
- Collingwood (1)
- West Coast (1)
Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?
- Hawthorn (11)
- Sydney Swans (4)
- Port Adelaide (3)
Who do you think will win the 2015 Brownlow Medal?
- Nat Fyfe (Fremantle, four votes)
- Gary Ablett (Gold Coast Suns, two votes)
- Travis Boak (Port Adelaide, two votes)
- Joel Selwood (Geelong Cats, two votes)
- Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide Crows, two votes)
- Daniel Wells (North Melbourne, one vote)
- Dayne Beams (Brisbane Lions, one vote)
- Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide, one vote)
- Josh Kennedy (Sydney Swans, one vote)
- Dustin Martin (Richmond, one vote)
- Matt Priddis (West Coast, one vote)
Who do you think will win the 2015 NAB AFL Rising Star?
- Nakia Cockatoo (Geelong, four votes)
- Isaac Heeney (Sydney Swans, three votes)
- Jed Anderson (Hawthorn, two votes)
- Kayne Turner (North Melbourne, one vote)
- Angus Brayshaw (Melbourne, one vote)
- Patrick Cripps (Carlton, one vote)
- Matt Crouch (Adelaide Crows, one vote)
- Jordan De Goey (Collingwood, one vote)
- Jarrod Garlett (Gold Coast Suns, one vote)
- Patrick McCartin (St Kilda, one vote)
- Jaden McGrath (Brisbane Lions, one vote)
- Matt Scharenburg (Collingwood, one vote)
Who do you think will win the 2015 Coleman Medal?
- Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn, seven votes)
- Lance Franklin (Sydney Swans, three votes)
- Tom Hawkins (Geelong Cats, two votes)
- Jack Riewoldt (Richmond, two votes)
- Jeremy Cameron (GWS Giants, one vote)
- Josh Kennedy (West Coast, one vote)
- Kurt Tippett (Sydney Swans, one vote)
- T Walker (Adelaide Crows, one vote)