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Jake Melksham#18
formerly MEL
FWD
Age: 35 years
Career Games: 217
Debut: 2010
Height: 186cm
Quick Stats
217
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
6
Season Games
2026 AFL season
5
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
5
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related
Last injury: High ankle sprain - sustained during contact, conservative management without surgery — 11 Apr 2026 · 186d ago
Current Status
Retired
Retired 24 Aug 2026 — Retired at the end of the 2026 season.
Movements
- 24 Aug 2026
Retired from MEL
Retired at the end of the 2026 season.
Career Durability
64
Fragile→Rank: 419 (48th percentile)
Component Scores
Games Consistency78/100
Age Factor75/100
Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→
Weighted Average14.5 games
Recent TierFragile
Career: 15 seasons, 217 games (14.5 avg)
Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)
Avg: 15.0
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26
23120
Above average
Below average
| 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 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Durability calculated from 13 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 28 Sept 2026
Last updated: 28 Sept 2026
Injury Patterns
Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.
- View latestAnkle/FootRecurs2 injuriesacross 2 seasons16 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
5
Total Injuries
22
Games Missed
2
Soft Tissue
3
Structural
1
Contact (impact)
Injury Categories
Structural3 (60%)
16 games missed · Last: Aug 2023
Soft Tissue2 (40%)
6 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
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.
Travel Burden
1.31k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
2
Trips
Out of 7 games played
187.6
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 7 · missed 5 to injury
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming
Injury History
5 injuries recorded| Date | Injury | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
11 Apr 2026R51× · 656.6 km | High Ankle Sprain11 updates ATLH | Moderate (5) | Returned |
27 Aug 2023 | Minor (1) | Returned | |
1 May 2022 | WBFH | Minor (4) | Returned |
1 Feb 2021 | MTMJ | Moderate (1) | Returned |
4 May 2019 | ABFT | Severe (11) | Returned |