North Melbourne re-signs Jack Ziebell and close to securing Daniel Wells North Melbourne has re-signed co-vice captain Jack Ziebell for three years. NORTH Melbourne has signed vice-captain Jack Ziebell on a three-year contract extension and is poised to secure free agent Daniel Wells on a deal that will ensure he sees out his AFL career at Arden Street. Ziebell, 22 next week, has committed to the Kangaroos until the end of 2016. "From my point of view North Melbourne is a really exciting place to be around and I'm loving my time here, so it was just a matter of getting the terms right and away we go," Ziebell said. We've seen other players at other clubs where contract talks have become a big thing, so for me getting it out of the way and being able to concentrate on my footy was a high priority. With the exciting group of young blokes we've got at the club, why would you want to be anywhere else? North's been really great to me and I'm hoping I can return the favour over the next few years. Ziebell had minor knee surgery last month but is in the Roos squad to play Melbourne and Richmond in the first round NAB Cup fixture at Etihad Stadium tomorrow night. It was just a little tidy-up and I only missed a couple of weeks. I was back into full training about three weeks ago and I'm ready to go," he said. West Australian Wells is also in the squad despite having been nursed through pre-season with achilles soreness. The 2011 club champion would be eligible for free agency at the end of the year, but the Roos expect to ink a deal this week that will also extend his contract until the end of 2016. Wells spoke earlier this month about his desire to see out his AFL career with the Kangaroos. "Hopefully I still have plenty of years," Wells, who turned 28 this month, said. We have been through some tough times but we are a really good team and it's exciting to be part of and I want to help the young ones out.