Jake Melksham

Jake Melksham
Personal information
Full name	Jake Melksham
Date of birth	29 August 1991 (1991-08-29) (age 20)
Original team	Calder Cannons
Draft	10th overall, 2009 Essendon
Height/Weight	185 cm / 75 kg
Position(s)	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	17
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–	Essendon	37 (12)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
2010 AFL Rising Star nominee

Jake Melksham (born 29 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Melksham was selected by Essendon with the tenth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft. An Essendon local, he had previously been playing with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup and PEGS (Essendon Grammar). He represented Vic Metro in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships.^[1] 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 went inside 50 seven times.^[2]

Melksham made his debut against Carlton^[3] in round 3 of the 2010 season. He scored his first AFL goal against Port Adelaide in the first quarter in Round 7, 2010.

Growing up Melksham supported the North Melbourne Football Club.^[4] As a junior, Melksham played for the Oak Park Football Club.^[5]

References

^ Quayle, Emma (24 November 2009), "Midfielder times run to perfection", Moreland Leader
^ Phelan, Jason (25 September 2009). "Melksham shines in TAC Cup win". afl.com.au. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85349/default.aspx. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
^ McFarlane, Glenn (11 April 2010), "Six and out for Blues Embarrassing Carlton tumble from eight", Sunday Herald Sun
^ Gullan, Scott (8 April 2010), "Welshy went me and I thought ... HERE WE GO!", Herald Sun
^ Gleeson, Michael (24 September 2007), "Cannon shoots for AFL", Moreland Leader

External links

Jake Melksham's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Essendon Football Club
Jake Melksham profile on essendonfc.com.au
Draft Profile on afl.com.au

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Steele Sidebottom	TAC Medal (Best-on-Ground in TAC Cup Grand Final) 2009	Succeeded by Mitch Wallis

Essendon Football Club – current squad

2 Dyson
3 Gumbleton
4 Watson (c)
5 Stanton
6 Monfries
7 Jetta
8 Winderlich
9 Prismall
10 McVeigh
11 Zaharakis
13 Long*
14 Lonergan
15 Dempsey
16 Pears
17 Melksham
18 Hurley
19 Hille
20 Slattery
21 Heppell
22 Carlisle
23 Myers
24 Browne
25 Steinberg
26 Hooker
27 Davis
29 Davey
30 Ryder
31 Fletcher
32 Colyer
34 Hardingham
37 Reimers
38 Ross
39 Hocking
40 Howlett
42 Lovett-Murray
43 Hibberd
44 Bellchambers
45 Crameri
tbd Baguley*
tbd Dalgleish*
tbd Dell'Olio*
tbd Hunter*
tbd Kavanagh
tbd Lee*
tbd Merrett
tbd O'Brien

Coach: Hird

* denotes Rookie Listed players

2010 AFL Rising Star nominees

Chris Yarran \| Daniel Hannebery \| Ryan Bastinac \| Nic Naitanui \| Jack Trengove \| Todd Banfield \| Tom Scully \| Jake Melksham \| Nathan Fyfe \| Dustin Martin \| Jordan Gysberts \| Ben Reid \| Tom Rockliff \| Ben Stratton \| Jack Redden \| Phil Davis \| Jarrad Grant \| Michael Hurley \| Jeff Garlett \| Jackson Trengove \| Sam Wright \| Anthony Morabito \|

2009 AFL Draft

First round	Tom Scully (Priority Pick) • Jack Trengove • Dustin Martin • Anthony Morabito • Ben Cunnington • Gary Rohan • Brad Sheppard • John Butcher • Andrew Moore • Jake Melksham • Kane Lucas • Jordan Gysberts • Daniel Talia • Lewis Jetta • Christian Howard • Jasper Pittard • Daniel Menzel

Second round	Luke Tapscott • Ben Griffiths • Nathan Fyfe • Ryan Bastinac • Gerrick Weedon • Koby Stevens • Jake Carlisle • Aaron Black • Travis Colyer • Callum Bartlett • Mitch Duncan • Jack Gunston • Luke Ball • Jason Tutt • Nicholas Winmar • Anthony Long

Third round	Max Gawn • David Astbury • Joel Houghton • Jamie Macmillan • Sam Reid • Sam Grimley • Allen Christensen • Ayden Kennedy • Nathan Vardy • Marcus Davies • Matt Dea • Sam Shaw • Ben Stratton • Ryan Harwood • Jesse Crichton • Dylan Roberton

Fourth round	Jack Fitzpatrick • Troy Taylor • Justin Bollenhagen • Brayden Norris • Byron Sumner • Trent Dennis-Lane • Josh Cowan • Jordan Williams • Rhan Hooper • Rohan Kerr • Jesse W. Smith • James Craig • Ben Sinclair • Lukas Markovic • Adam Pattison • Jeremy Laidler (PR)

Fifth round	Jeromey Webberley • Taylor Duryea • Matt Suckling (PR) • Ben Nason • Sam Jacobs (PR) • Jesse O'Brien • Brodie Martin (PR) • Josh Thomas • Shane Thorne • Will Johnson

Sixth round	Greg Broughton (PR) • Cruize Garlett (PR) • Daniel Stewart (PR) • Aaron Joseph (PR) • Bryce Retzlaff (PR) • Simon Buckley • Liam Picken (PR) • Zac Dawson (PR) • Wade Thompson (PR)

Seventh round	Robin Nahas (PR) • Kristin Thornton (PR) • Matt Maguire • James Mulligan (PR) • Luke Miles (PR)

Eighth round	Andrew Browne (PR) • Pearce Hanley (PR)

PR = Promoted Rookie

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Name	Melksham,Jake
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Date of birth	29 August 1991
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