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

[quotemokc]

Looked like he had the job on Bartel tonight who had very little influence on the game.

 

[MiguelM]

Looked like he had the job on Bartel tonight who had very little influence on the game.

You're kidding right? Bar tell was huge in the last.

Melksham not defensive enough

 

[Big Fresh]

Looked like he had the job on Bartel tonight who had very little influence on the game.

Huh? He tore us up in the first and last.

 

[AtomicBlonde]

He gets enough of the pill but doesn't hurt the opposition with his disposals. He has no defensive nous at all and I get the feeling he doesn't always have his mind on the job.

 

[Autobahn]

Float like a buffalo, sting like a moth.

Those concrete boots of his will be worn for a long while. No toe, and decision making that would struggle in a game of Tetris on level 1.

 

[Seb78]

Needs to make way for one of either Kavanagh, Gleeson, Aylett, Trained monkey, Ashby.

 

[Colonelmot]

Needs to make way for one of either Kavanagh, Gleeson, Aylett, Trained monkey, Ashby.

Yep....He's had his chances and even his moments but its time for the gifting games baton to passed to someone else - He should earn his senior games from the VFL from here on in.

 

[yaco55]

Thought he was better than the last two weeks - In saying that he will probably get dropped.

 

[eth-dog]

Thought he was better than the last two weeks - In saying that he will probably get dropped.

Nope. He was far better last week. Should get dropped

 

[rines]

I can't even believe we still have to talk about him.. I don't know any other player that could have this many bad games.. for one decent one.. and make the team every week.

Baffling.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

No toe, and decision making that would struggle in a game of a Tetris on level 1.

He mixes up the kicking function and the handballing function.

He'd make a terrible puppeteer.

 

[yaco55]

Finey had a crack at Melksham on SEN - Basically traded him out on the spot - Thought Melksham was better this week when you consider the quality of his opponent - Then again many just look at stats.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Was killing it in the second half of last season what's happened?

 

[Autobahn]

He mixes up the kicking function and the handballing function.

He'd make a terrible puppeteer.

Why you kick my dog and call him get farked.

 

[Bombers36]

12 possesions, 3 clangers - typical Melksham game. Needs time in the twos.

 

[Summer Nights]

Trade him away. w***er who doesn't try hard enough.

 

[TJOshie]

I'll give you a 3rd round draft pick for him. A pick in the 40's.

 

[JDavey]

I'll give you a 3rd round draft pick for him. A pick in the 40's.

I'd consider it just so we don't keep playing him in the seniors everyweek - far out.

He was bad, again. Drop him please. Put a rocket up his ass.

 

[Pweter]

I must be mad but he was far from our worse player on Friday night. He did a very good job on Steve Johnson I thought.

Merrett of the Jackson variety, Hardingham and Chapman at least should be dropped before Melksham based on Friday night. Melksham played a role, the others just played.

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

I must be mad but he was far from our worse player on Friday night. He did a very good job on Steve Johnson I thought.

Merrett of the Jackson variety, Hardingham and Chapman at least should be dropped before Melksham based on Friday night. Melksham played a role, the others just played.

You can throw Howlett on that list as well.

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

I can't even believe we still have to talk about him.. I don't know any other player that could have this many bad games.. for one decent one.. and make the team every week.

Baffling.

When you've gone from being a ball wining mid to doing a half-decent job on an opposition player, it's time for your education to continue in the 2's.

 

[Pweter]

When you've gone from being a ball wining mid to doing a half-decent job on an opposition player, it's time for your education to continue in the 2's.

What has his instruction been? Wear Johnson like a glove as priority A, or play away from Johnson and try hunt your own pill?

He's not a great tagger but I thought Johnson's stats overstate his influence on the game, Jake effectively nullified him imo. I'd like to see Jake do the same on Boak this week letting Hocking take on someone like Hartlett.

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

What has his instruction been? Wear Johnson like a glove as priority A, or play away from Johnson and try hunt your own pill?

That's the problem in a nutshell. In form, Melksham's role is to hunt the ball. Now, their just creating roles for him to cover up the cracks in his game.

Surely he can 'learn' to play a different role or get back to being a pure inside/outside mid in the 2's.

 

[Pweter]

That's the problem in a nutshell. In form, Melksham's role is to hunt the ball. Now, their just creating roles for him to cover up the cracks in his game.

Surely he can 'learn' to play a different role or get back to being a pure inside/outside mid in the 2's.

I'd prefer his 2014 form to J Merrett's 2014 form.

Merrett started out with 2 or 3 cracking games, then did nothing until he got injured, then has done nothing on his return.

The positive for Melksham is he has shown a defensive game which is adding value. It could also be a way toshow him that he hasn't been working hard enough by playing him on hard working midfielders whilst still having him perform a role for us.

Who do you directly replace Melksham with? I'd like to see Kav but not at the expense of Melksham this week given the depth of Ports midfield.

At the end of the day I think he'll be lucky to survive in the seniors for much longer, it just depends on when he gets dropped. For me it should not be this week.

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

I'd prefer his 2014 form to J Merrett's 2014 form.

Merrett started out with 2 or 3 cracking games, then did nothing until he got injured, then has done nothing on his return.

The positive for Melksham is he has shown a defensive game which is adding value. It could also be a way toshow him that he hasn't been working hard enough by playing him on hard working midfielders whilst still having him perform a role for us.

Who do you directly replace Melksham with? I'd like to see Kav but not at the expense of Melksham this week given the depth of Ports midfield.

At the end of the day I think he'll be lucky to survive in the seniors for much longer, it just depends on when he gets dropped. For me it should not be this week.

I think Melksham can consider himself lucky that Browne is out for the year and guys like Gleeson, Kenny & Kav have had injuries over the last 2 months.

Preferably, I would like to see Kav/O'Brien given a chance over Melksham/Howlett sometime in the near future.