Jake Melksham

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Jake Melksham
Personal information
Full name	Jake Melksham
Date of birth	(1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Original team	Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 10, 2009 National Draft, Essendon
Height/Weight	186 cm / 84 kg
Position(s)	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	17
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–	Essendon	80 (42)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 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.

Growing up Melksham supported the North Melbourne Football Club.^[1] As a junior, Melksham played for the Oak Park Football Club,^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Melksham was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the tenth pick in the 2009 AFL Draft. He made his debut against Carlton^[5] in Round 3, 2010, against Carlton, 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.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2012 season.^[6]^[7]

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	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
Career			59	26	28	575	345	920	227	162	0.4	0.5	9.7	5.8	15.6	3.8	2.7

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

References

↑ 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
↑ 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. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
↑ McFarlane, Glenn (11 April 2010), "Six and out for Blues Embarrassing Carlton tumble from eight", Sunday Herald Sun
↑ "Jake Melksham statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
↑ "Jake Melksham of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

External links

Jake Melksham's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
Jake Melksham's statistics from AFL Tables
"Draft Profile". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010.

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

1 Hibberd
2 Bellchambers
3 Chapman
4 Watson (c)
5 Stanton
6 Daniher
7 Jetta
8 Winderlich
9 Goddard
10 O'Brien
11 Zaharakis
12 Baguley
14 Ashby
15 Dempsey
16 Pears
17 Melksham
18 Hurley
19 Edwards
20 J. Merrett
21 Heppell
22 Carlisle
23 Myers
24 Browne
25 Steinberg*
26 Hooker
27 Z. Merrett
28 Kavanagh
29 Dell'Olio*
30 Ryder
31 Fletcher
32 Colyer
33 Van Unen
34 Hardingham
35 Gleeson
36 Dalgleish
37 Gregory
38 Kommer
39 Hocking
40 Howlett
41 Hams
43 Aylett
44 Thurlow*
45 Rayner*
46 Fantasia
47 Ambrose*

Coach: Thompson

* denotes Rookie Listed players

v t e 2010 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Yarran Rd 2: Hannebery Rd 3: Bastinac Rd 4: Naitanui Rd 5: Jack Trengove Rd 6: Banfield Rd 7: Scully Rd 8: Melksham Rd 9: Fyfe Rd 10: Martin Rd 11: Gysberts Rd 12: Reid Rd 13: Rockliff Rd 14: Stratton Rd 15: Redden Rd 16: Davis Rd 17: Grant Rd 18: Hurley Rd 19: Garlett Rd 20: Jackson Trengove Rd 21: Wright Rd 22: Morabito

v t e 2009 AFL National Draft

First round	1. Tom Scully (PP) 2. Jack Trengove 3. Dustin Martin 4. Anthony Morabito 5. Ben Cunnington 6. Gary Rohan 7. Brad Sheppard 8. John Butcher 9. Andrew Moore 10. Jake Melksham 11. Jordan Gysberts 12. Kane Lucas 13. Daniel Talia 14. Lewis Jetta 15. Christian Howard 16. Jasper Pittard 17. Daniel Menzel

Second round	18. Luke Tapscott 19. Ben Griffiths 20. Nathan Fyfe 21. Ryan Bastinac 22. Gerrick Weedon 23. Koby Stevens 24. Jake Carlisle 25. Aaron Black 26. Travis Colyer 27. Callum Bartlett 28. Mitch Duncan 29. Jack Gunston 30. Luke Ball 31. Jason Tutt 32. Nicholas Winmar 33. Anthony Long

Third round	34. Max Gawn 35. David Astbury 36. Joel Houghton 37. Jamie Macmillan 38. Sam Reid 39. Sam Grimley 40. Allen Christensen 41. Ayden Kennedy 42. Nathan Vardy 43. Marcus Davies 44. Matt Dea 45. Sam Shaw 46. Ben Stratton 47. Ryan Harwood 48. Jesse Crichton 49. Dylan Roberton

Fourth round	50. Jack Fitzpatrick 51. Troy Taylor 52. Justin Bollenhagen 53. Brayden Norris 54. Byron Sumner 55. Trent Dennis-Lane 56. Josh Cowan 57. Jordan Williams 58. Rhan Hooper 59. Rohan Kerr 60. Jesse W. Smith 61. James Craig 62. Ben Sinclair 63. Lukas Markovic 64. Adam Pattison 65. Jeremy Laidler (RP)

Fifth round	67. Jeromey Webberley 69. Taylor Duryea 70. Matt Suckling (RP) 71. Ben Nason 72. Sam Jacobs (RP) 73. Jesse O'Brien 74. Brodie Martin (RP) 75. Josh Thomas 76. Shane Thorne 77. Will Johnson

Sixth round	79. Greg Broughton (RP) 80. Cruize Garlett (RP) 82. Daniel Stewart (RP) 83. Aaron Joseph (RP) 84. Bryce Retzlaff (RP) 85. Simon Buckley 86. Liam Picken (RP) 87. Zac Dawson (RP) 88. Wade Thompson (RP)

Seventh round	89. Robin Nahas (RP) 90. Kristin Thornton (RP) 91. Matt Maguire 92. James Mulligan (RP) 93. Luke Miles (RP)

Eighth round	94. Andrew Browne (RP) 95. Pearce Hanley (RP)

RP = Rookie Promotion

Persondata
Name	Melksham, Jake
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	29 August 1991
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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