The dynamic midfielder has been hampered by hip and groin injuries this season but is desperate to return to the Kangaroos line-up for this week's Indigenous Round.
He missed rounds four to six before returning to play a pivotal part in North Melbourne's narrow win over Port Adelaide in round seven. The 24-year-old had his best game of the year in that match, collecting 26 possessions as he helped the Roos cling on to win by five points.
However he was again sidelined the following week.
Wells said it was the same hip/groin complaint that was troubling him but he was confident he could overcome the niggle in time to face Fremantle.
"It's nothing I suppose I can't handle," he told afl.com.au on Tuesday.
"You know I'm looking forward to training on Wednesday and really testing it out and making sure I'm cherry-ripe, ready to go.
"I've had it since the start of the year and I've managed so far with it, so I've just got to keep going. It's nothing too dramatic."
Wells has become a lynchpin of the North Melbourne midfield in recent seasons and hopes the injury won't prevent him from being a regular in the engine room throughout 2009.
"It depends on the situation we're in, the opposition we're playing," he said.
"If my body was 100 per cent, yeah I'd probably play in the midfield a bit more, but even then it always depends on who we're playing and how the team's going and the style of play.
"I suppose it's a good thing I can play different roles and be versatile, which is good for the coach and good for myself to [be able to] throw me up forward, down back or in the guts."
And while he hasn't been able to spend as much time on the field as he would have liked this season, Wells said his absence had presented opportunities for others.
"It's a bit frustrating but the best thing about it is some young kids get to come in and make their mark," he said.
"If we have all our good players in they [the youngsters] might struggle to get in but with a lot of players out it gives them a chance to come in and see what they've got and to blood them early.
