Jake Melksham
- Career games
- 255
- Debut
- 2010
Player Information
Player bio
A career in numbersJake Melksham made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2010 and has played 255 games, including 114 for Essendon between 2010 and 2015 and 141 for Melbourne between 2017 and 2026. Essendon selected him with pick 10 in the 2009 national draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left forward pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.9 marks and 2.2 tackles per game and scored 229 goals and 161 behinds. He played 14 games in his debut season, kicking 6 goals. His highest recorded season total is 33 goals, from 19 games in 2025 at an average of 1.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 19.57 per game in 2013. The largest total in those seasons is 411 disposals, recorded in 2013.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21 | 411 | 19.57 |
| 2025 | 19 | 186 | 9.79 |
| 2026 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 |
About these season figures
Compared 16 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.
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Career and season figures include finals where played.
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Recent Games
Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.
| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | IM | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | SC | DT | MG | GBG | CC | SCL | TO | HTA | HOW% | HTA% | SP | CD1 | CDL% | CO1 | COW% | INT | CBA% | SOG | SHACC% | GACC% | SI | PA | CBA | KI | KIPO | KI% | RC | EK | KE% | MOL | T50 | APR | D50P | DMP | AMP | A50P | Tagged |
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| 2026 | WC |
vs
CAR
|
L | MCG | INT | INT | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77% | 17% | 89 | 26 | 33 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 0% | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 20% | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | ||
| 2026 | 19 |
@
NME
|
W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | FPL | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76% | 57% | 91 | 16 | 31 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | ||
| 2026 | 18 |
vs
RIC
|
W | MCG | FWD | HFFR | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79% | 62% | 98 | 81 | 64 | 219 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 60% | 40% | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 50% | 2 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | ||
| 2026 | 15 |
@
ADE
|
L | Adelaide Oval | FWD | FPL | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70% | 67% | 87 | 12 | 10 | -27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 1 | -0.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 2026 | 14 |
vs
ESS
|
W | MCG | FWD | FPL | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78% | 88% | 91 | 54 | 47 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 100% | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
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