Player
Jake Melksham
Melbourne · #18·16 seasons (2010–2026)·250 games·Born 29-Aug-1991 (age 34)·186 cm·83 kg
Games
250
Disposals
3,458
Goals
225
Tackles
552
Brownlow votes
12
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Essendon | 14 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | — | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 1.9 | — |
| 2011 | Essendon | 23 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | Essendon | 22 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 2.7 | — |
| 2013 | Essendon | 21 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 3.0 | — |
| 2014 | Essendon | 16 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 2.3 | — |
| 2015 | Essendon | 18 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 3.3 | — |
| 2017 | Melbourne | 19 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | — | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 12.7 | 3.1 | — |
| 2018 | Melbourne | 23 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | — | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | Melbourne | 12 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | — | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 2.9 | — |
| 2020 | Melbourne | 17 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | — | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 2.5 | — |
| 2021 | Melbourne | 12 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 1.8 | — |
| 2022 | Melbourne | 11 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | — | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 13 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | — | 2.3 | 0.1 | — | 3.0 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 8 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.0 | — |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 19 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | — | 3.0 | — | 0.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | Melbourne | 2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | 1.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Essendon | 14 | 120 | 88 | 208 | 43 | 34 | 6 | 7 | — | 34 | 18 | 26 | 76 | 129 | 27 | — |
| 2011 | Essendon | 23 | 240 | 145 | 385 | 94 | 78 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 32 | 64 | 138 | 243 | 60 | 3 |
| 2012 | Essendon | 22 | 215 | 112 | 327 | 90 | 50 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 77 | 29 | 41 | 120 | 215 | 60 | — |
| 2013 | Essendon | 21 | 246 | 165 | 411 | 97 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 84 | 24 | 65 | 160 | 248 | 63 | — |
| 2014 | Essendon | 16 | 125 | 124 | 249 | 61 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 30 | 95 | 158 | 37 | — |
| 2015 | Essendon | 18 | 171 | 125 | 296 | 66 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 40 | 107 | 187 | 60 | — |
| 2017 | Melbourne | 19 | 202 | 116 | 318 | 84 | 48 | 21 | 6 | — | 65 | 25 | 21 | 74 | 242 | 59 | — |
| 2018 | Melbourne | 23 | 243 | 92 | 335 | 108 | 44 | 32 | 24 | — | 99 | 5 | 20 | 143 | 195 | 65 | 4 |
| 2019 | Melbourne | 12 | 138 | 52 | 190 | 66 | 25 | 15 | 14 | — | 46 | 6 | 31 | 72 | 117 | 35 | — |
| 2020 | Melbourne | 17 | 110 | 50 | 160 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 8 | — | 37 | 3 | 11 | 65 | 103 | 43 | — |
| 2021 | Melbourne | 12 | 58 | 49 | 107 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | — | 22 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 66 | 22 | — |
| 2022 | Melbourne | 11 | 71 | 27 | 98 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 12 | — | 25 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 59 | 15 | 1 |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 13 | 84 | 19 | 103 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 11 | — | 30 | 1 | — | 39 | 63 | 37 | 2 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 8 | 50 | 19 | 69 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | 21 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 42 | 8 | — |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 19 | 143 | 43 | 186 | 68 | 31 | 33 | 22 | — | 57 | — | 6 | 84 | 99 | 41 | 2 |
| 2026 | Melbourne | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
32
29, 29, 28, 26, 25, 25, 25, 25, 24
Kicks
21
20, 20, 20, 18, 18, 18, 17, 16, 16
Marks
11
10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8
Handballs
17
16, 15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11
Goals
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Behinds
6
5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Hit Outs
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
9
7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Rebounds
5
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3
Inside 50s
12
10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7
Clearances
9
9, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Clangers
11
8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6
Frees
6
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
6
6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Contested Possessions
17
16, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12
Uncontested Possessions
23
22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17
Contested Marks
4
4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
One Percenters
10
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Bounces
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Goal Assists
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3