Player Watch #43 Lewis Melican - All Aboard the Melicopter...aka The Melican Brief

[Kennedy Parker]

Lewis Melican

Player Profile
Lewis Melican is a young key defender with enormous promise. The Victorian was rookie-listed by the Sydney Swans in November 2014 and enjoyed a breakthrough 2017 season en route to winning the club’s Rising Star award. He kept St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt to just 10 possessions and one goal in Round 18 to claim an AFL Rising Star nomination. Melican has battled a number of injuries in his time in red and white but didn’t suffer any setbacks in 2019. Draft history: 2015 Rookie Draft selection (Sydney) No. 52.

Lewis Melican

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Lewis Melican

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

5.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.0

3star

MG

48.0

1star

D

5.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

2.0

1star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.0

2star

MG

48.0

1star

D

5.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.0

3star

MG

48.0

1star

DOB: 04 November 1996
DEBUT:2015
DRAFT:2017
RECRUITED FROM: Birregurra (Vic)/Geelong U18

Lewis Melican | AFL

Follow Lewis Melican's progress through AFL

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[Sanecow]

Apparently on the trip to Coffs, Melican accidentally left his bag behind and had to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe. The boys have all been teasing him about his big bill.

 

[damien.yang]

Rookies are only on $60k! Poor guy

 

[S120]

Rookies are only on $60k! Poor guy

An 18yo making $60k a year to play football isn't doing too badly.

 

[BarneyBent]

Apparently on the trip to Coffs, Melican accidentally left his bag behind and had to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe. The boys have all been teasing him about his big bill.

As a rookie, he'll just have to swallow it for a while. Shouldn't have too many problems with that though.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

A wonderful player is Melican.
His beak can hold more than his belly can.
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week!
But I'll be darned if I know how the hellican?

 

[Sanecow]

I hope he gets given 14 eventually. I think he could be the next Bird.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

I hope he gets given 14 eventually. I think he could be the next Bird.

Very underappreciated post.

 

[sataris]

A wonderful player is Melican.
His beak can hold more than his belly can.
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week!
But I'll be darned if I know how the hellican?

I hope you were suspended for that.

 

[TripleB]

I hope you were suspended for that.

Welican now, retrospectively...

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

I reckon if I can find a third thread where people are calling for my banning I might just go under the "three strikes" rule.

Hmmmmm.........

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

 

[caesar88]

Melican's been the story of 2017 for us so far.

Unfortunately that's not saying a whole lot.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

 

[caesar88]

Also some of the posts on this FB page are absolutely brilliant

https://www.facebook.com/lewismelican43/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

Also some of the posts on this FB page are absolutely brilliant

https://www.facebook.com/lewismelican43/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf

Ha! That's excellent!

 

[bedford]

The promising young man has just signed on till 2020, great news.

 

[lollol]

Awesome news. Great young player!!!

Was worried that Geelong might have tried to lure him home....

 

[Tedeski]

The promising young man has just signed on till 2020, great news.

Wrong thread Bedders!



Some payback!

 

[Grongey]

Really impressed with this kid. Good steady head on him, doesn't panic

 

[bedford]

Wrong thread Bedders!



Some payback!

No payback , because you didn't see the title of the thread.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Fantastic news! Really happy with this. KPP who come along as quickly as he has are quite a rare breed IMO. Good on him.

 

[bedford]

I start a thread and it gets changed ?????

 

[stevie26]

Full credit to our development coaches that we can develop young palyers like Mellican, Marsh, Allir, etc..... in the NEAFL and they are ready for the seniors before too long. I am keeping an eye on Murray, Maibaum and Dawson in the current NEAFL squad. There are others. Am still not giving up on Rose and Foote either.

 

[caesar88]

Yeeeewww if he can become half the defender Heath Grundy is we are set for a long time down back.

 

[Tedeski]

I start a thread and it gets changed ?????

You can't win in this joint.