He attempted to get into professional football at an earlier age but shin splints prevented him coping with the physical demands.

[2] His attacks on the ball from full-forward led to medical treatment for many of his opponents, most notably North Melbourne full-back Mick Martyn.

While the West Coast Eagles finished fourteenth on the AFL ladder, Wilson had a solid debut season in which he played eighteen games and kicked 40 goals to be the club's leading goalkicker.

Wilson played his 150th WAFL league match in Round 12, celebrating the milestone with a seven-goal haul in a victory over East Fremantle.

With three rounds remaining, Wilson revealed that 2006 would be his last season for East Perth owing to a major back problem that allowed him to train only one night per week.

[3] He finished the season with 74 goals, including six in the final round to be awarded the Bernie Naylor Medal as the leading goalkicker in the WAFL.

[7] He was scheduled to race in the Porsche City Index Carrera Cup in May 2012,[8] but couldn't continue due to a licensing problem.