Jake Melksham#18

MEL - Melbourne

FWD

Age: 34 years

Career Games: 216

Debut: 2010

Height: 186cm

Weight: 84kg

25Medium Risk

Quick Stats

216

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: High ankle sprain - sustained during contact, conservative management without surgery — 11 Apr 2026 · 96d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

3 factors identified

Age

Age 34 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 3 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

3 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) — a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

Fragile→

Rank: 426 (47th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played5 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 6.4 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency78/100

Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average14.5 games

Recent TierFragile

Career: 14 seasons, 211 games (15.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 14.9

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Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2012	22
2013	21
2014	16
2015	18
2016	0
2017	19
2018	23
2019	12
2020	17
2021	12
2022	11
2023	13
2024	8
2025	19

Durability calculated from 13 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

Ankle/FootRecurs
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2 injuriesacross 2 seasons17 games missed

Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

Total Injuries

Games Missed

Soft Tissue

Structural

Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural3 (60%)

16 games missed · Last: Aug 2023

Soft Tissue2 (40%)

7 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-10 pts

Injury Frequency Score92/100

2 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -10 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

1.31k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 5 games played

262.6

km / game

Average per appearance

Interstate flights only. Same-state and home-venue games count as 0 travel. Excludes games the player did not feature in.

Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 5 · missed 5 to injury

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Injury History

5 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Status	Return
11 Apr 2026R51× · 656.6 km	MEL	2026	High Ankle Sprain9 updates ATLH	Moderate (6)	Returned	Returned via VFL
27 Aug 2023	MEL	2023	Knee Injury (General) KNXX	Minor (1)	Returned	Returned 24 Sept
1 May 2022	MEL	2022	Hand Fracture WBFH	Minor (4)	Returned	Returned 29 May
1 Feb 2021	MEL	2021	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Moderate (1)	Returned	Returned 22 Mar
4 May 2019	MEL	2019	Foot Fracture ABFT	Severe (11)	Returned	Returned 27 July