Jake Melksham

Jake Melksham
Personal information
Full name Jake Melksham
Date of birth (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 10, 2009 national draft
Debut Round 3, 2010, Essendon
vs. Carlton, at MCG
Height / weight 186 cm / 82 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 18
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2015
2016–
Total		 Essendon
Melbourne		 114 (57)
000 0(0)
114 (57)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Jake Melksham (born 29 August 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

As a junior, Melksham played for the Oak Park Football Club,[1] the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, and Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School in school competition.

He represented Vic Metro in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships.[2] Melksham was awarded the TAC Medal after being adjudged best-on-ground in Calder Cannons' grand final win over the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup with 24 possessions and seven inside-50s.[3]

AFL career

Melksham was recruited by Essendon with the tenth pick in the 2009 national draft. He made his debut against Carlton in round 3, 2010,[4] and scored his first AFL goal in round 7, 2010 against Port Adelaide. In round 15, 2011, Melksham kicked the match-winning goal in Essendon's four-point win against the previously undefeated Geelong; and, was also named as best on ground, earning three Brownlow votes for the first time in his career.

Melksham played his 100th AFL game in round 4, 2015, in the Anzac Day clash against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[5] At the end of the season, he was traded to the Melbourne Football Club.[6]

On 12 January 2016 Melksham was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Melksham was suspended for twelve months, effective from November 2015, which meant he missed the entire 2016 AFL season.[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2010 Essendon 17 14 6 7 120 88 208 43 34 0.4 0.5 9.7 6.3 14.9 3.1 2.4
2011 Essendon 17 23 6 8 240 145 385 94 78 0.3 0.4 10.4 6.3 16.7 4.1 3.4
2012 Essendon 17 22 14 13 215 112 327 90 50 0.6 0.6 9.8 5.1 14.9 4.1 2.3
2013 Essendon 17 21 16 12 246 165 411 97 58 0.8 0.6 11.7 7.9 19.6 4.6 2.8
2014 Essendon 17 16 8 4 125 124 249 61 38 0.5 0.3 7.8 7.8 15.6 3.8 2.4
2015 Essendon 17 18 7 8 171 125 296 66 56 0.4 0.4 9.5 6.9 16.4 3.7 3.1
2016 Melbourne 18 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 114 57 52 1117 759 1876 451 314 0.5 0.5 9.8 6.7 16.5 4.0 2.8

References

  1. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (24 September 2007), "Cannon shoots for AFL", Moreland Leader
  2. ↑ Quayle, Emma (24 November 2009), "Midfielder times run to perfection", Moreland Leader
  3. ↑ Phelan, Jason (25 September 2009). "Melksham shines in TAC Cup win". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  4. ↑ McFarlane, Glenn (11 April 2010), "Six and out for Blues Embarrassing Carlton tumble from eight", Sunday Herald Sun
  5. ↑ Conway, Simon (23 April 2015). "Melksham reaches milestone". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Demons land Melksham for second-round pick". Australian Football League. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jake Melksham statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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