Traded #17: Jake Melksham - Traded to Melbourne for pick 25

[Shane Hird]

As others have pointed out, he was embarrassing with all that carry on with SJ. Just pathetic, amauture crap those antics were: all while being smashed in one of our worst games in ages.

So much hope that he would elevate himself to an elite mid two years ago and here we are looking at him shaking our heads in disappointment.

Time to go..Jake.

 

[bombermick]

His constant clangers are really frustrating as he can be a beautiful kick. Horrible decision maker and he's not improving.

 

[Andronicus]

im gonna have my say on Melksha,. he needs to be Traded , if i recall Hirdy Dropped him for a lot of games in 2013, i'd like to Draft him this year

Be a bit of a wasted pick I reckon.

 

[Demz]

Be a bit of a wasted pick I reckon.

we should of Drafted Bellchambers when he was in form we would of gotten a nice pick for him. but Melksham needs to go , i just think we need to start rebuilding again

 

[Andronicus]

we should of Drafted Bellchambers when he was in form we would of gotten a nice pick for him. but Melksham needs to go , i just think we need to start rebuilding again

I think we might need to look at what drafting means.

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

we should of Drafted Bellchambers when he was in form we would of gotten a nice pick for him. but Melksham needs to go , i just think we need to start rebuilding again

We've already drafted him. I think you mean we need to trade him.

 

[Demz]

We've already drafted him. I think you mean we need to trade him.

yeah that,

 

[Highly Evolved]

Such a frustrating player. He'll string a few very solid games together and remind you that he can be quite a player, and then he'll play some absolute shockers. He's a bit like Stanton in that his very good is very noticeable, his very poor is blindingly obvious and you remain mostly oblivious to his "normal" or consistent output. The major difference is that Jake is such a confidence player that he pretty much has to carry on like a pork chop even if we're down by 80 points otherwise he'll lose whatever momentum he has going, or is building, between the ears.
Geez, he frustrates me!

 

[eth-dog]

One bad game and the vultures swirl. Typical.

 

[Ashton Agar]

Probably nothing thats why he's more valuable to us to keep him.

Or delist and draft a kid???

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Or delist and draft a kid???

If we get a highish draft pick then sure.

 

[Ashton Agar]

If we get a highish draft pick then sure.

Not a trade. Delist. You don't get draft picks based on how good your delisted players are.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Not a trade. Delist. You don't get draft picks based on how good your delisted players are.

Rather trade him is what i meant at least get something for him.

 

[efcboy]

I'd like to see how Melksham responds if he was left in VFL for a month. IMO it either breaks him or makes him. If he goes back and gives 100% effort 4 weeks in a row to earn his spot then this might make him as a player. If he has a sook and doesn't put in his time at Essendon is over.

Guys like Steinberg, O'Brien and Kavanagh have been putting in at VFL for a while now whilst Melksham has had a free ride. Time for those free rides to change if Hird is going to have a united team.

 

[Burzum]

One bad game and the vultures swirl. Typical.

You're kidding, right?

 

[Duckworth]

You're kidding, right?

Melksham has been OK this year. He has shown improvement.

 

[CakeButcher]

Melksham has been OK this year. He has shown improvement.

Played well for the first 3 rounds, been shithouse to relatively s**t since then.

 

[yaco55]

I'd like to see how Melksham responds if he was left in VFL for a month. IMO it either breaks him or makes him. If he goes back and gives 100% effort 4 weeks in a row to earn his spot then this might make him as a player. If he has a sook and doesn't put in his time at Essendon is over.

Guys like Steinberg, O'Brien and Kavanagh have been putting in at VFL for a while now whilst Melksham has had a free ride. Time for those free rides to change if Hird is going to have a united team.

I suggested the same in 2012 or 13.

I suggested Jake needs half a year

 

[eth-dog]

You're kidding, right?

Nope. This was his first bad game this year.

 

[Paul_Barnard]

He was terrible, like half the side was - But I would drop him purely on how he was carrying on with the Geelong players in the last term. Selfish..

 

[bombreys]

Inconsistent. Selfish. Undisciplined. Terrible decision maker.

Needs to be dropped, but I reckon he's among the group of players that could s**t on Hirdy's doorstep and wouldn't get dropped.

 

[DapperDon]

One bad game and the vultures swirl. Typical.

Just the one?

 

[DapperDon]

Melksham has been OK this year. He has shown improvement.

He is into his 5th season.

Showing improvement should be a thing of the past for Jake, he needs to take the reigns now or he's off the list for mine.

 

[Doss]

He is into his 5th season.

Showing improvement should be a thing of the past for Jake, he needs to take the reigns now or he's off the list for mine.

Sixth season on the list, actually. Which just further underlines the point about the 'showing improvement' thing.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

I'd play Jake before I play Stanton these days.