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

[BrunoV]

How's the class?

More games with 10+ I50s please.

Should have pulled the trigger from 50 at least once.

 

[Kakkle]

How's the class?

More games with 10+ I50s please.

Should have pulled the trigger from 50 at least once.

Leading the comp right now.


Picking up where he left off under Hird. Great to see. 100th game this week.

 

[eth-dog]

Leading the comp right now.


Picking up where he left off under Hird. Great to see. 100th game this week.

It's on ANZAC Day actually.

 

[Kakkle]

It's on ANZAC Day actually.

Hmm. Who am I thinking of? Benny?

 

[Vander18]

Leading the comp right now.


Picking up where he left off under Hird. Great to see. 100th game this week.

Begs the question...WTF happened last year???

 

[eth-dog]

Hmm. Who am I thinking of? Benny?

Yes. Howlett 100th this week, Melksham 100th ANZAC Day along with Colyer's 50th.

 

[Kakkle]

Begs the question...WTF happened last year???

Him & Bomber didn't see eye to eye. It happens.

 

[Cosmogramma]

Seems as though Hirdy brings the best out of Melksham. As much as he can be frustrating we need to persist with him as he could a major part of our core group in the near future. I wish he would pump the ball in instead of messing about on the half forward line so often though!

 

[Vander18]

Him & Bomber didn't see eye to eye. It happens.

Right....but not usually with quite so much impact on players form. His form fell off a cliff.

 

[Harlequin]

Melksham The Resurgence - Hird's Fault?

 

[Blind Turn]

He was massive in some of the contests in the last few minutes. I remember when he got drafted it was on the back of a best on ground performance for Calder. I've always been of the belief that a performance like that would augur well for his ability to perform in the cauldron of elite footy.

 

[table tennis]

Penny has dropped.

Chip is off the shoulder and the yakulk kid has played two ripping games of football this year

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Seasoned afl performance.

 

[Moist Cobra]

Jake Melksham has proformed very well this season, if he keeps this up he will be a brownlow winner before you know it.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

I'm one of his harshest critics, but the standard he's performed to in the first two rounds this year is much, much better. I'm more than happy for him, and more than happy to be proven wrong.

Unless I'm being proven wrong about Nickelback. **** Nickelback.

 

[carnthedons]

Jake Melksham has proformed very well this season, if he keeps this up he will be a brownlow winner before you know it.

Agree with the first bit but Brownlow? Really? I guess Hardie, Woewodin & Priddis have one

 

[Mercurial89]

Id like the coaches to give him licence to have a ping at the goals from outside 50. A few times he has put it over the top of hte forwards head about 3-5m out from goal after trying to drop it on their heads. Very easy for the defenders to rush it as our big blokes dont have the turning speed.

Brisbane did it with Rich a few years ago, if he was within 60m he would go for goals and both he and Melksham have that low flat kicking style.

He doesnt get an absolute ton of the ball but if he can ping shots from 60m out we become so much more dangerous, especially with Myers injured

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Usually "just kick g the ****ing thing" is A1 in the slack-jawed comments stakes, but with this fella it's pretty much the case.

First instinct is the best one, Jake.

 

[Moist Cobra]

Agree with the first bit but Brownlow? Really? I guess Hardie, Woewodin & Priddis have one

He can win it and he will win it.

 

[eth-dog]

Melksham won't win the Charlie.

Hurley will from CHB.

 

[Despair]

I'm one of his harshest critics, but the standard he's performed to in the first two rounds this year is much, much better. I'm more than happy for him, and more than happy to be proven wrong.

Unless I'm being proven wrong about Nickelback. **** Nickelback.

**** Carlton.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Glad i bought him into my SC last week

 

[BrunoV]

It's amazing how the turn around in performances of one player has had such a significant change in the make up of the side. All of the sudden you've got some exquisite skill, speed and a bit of grunt around the ball, with Cooney and Goddard roaming from half forward and we're not wondering which of the kids will be the one that can step into a midfield spot.

 

[Run and carry]

In the past he has hung onto the ball too long, kicked poorly and often to the opposition. But he seems to be really confident now. He has always been a player we have needed to kick on. Very impressive U18 highlights as I recall.

 

[Yoda_]

As obvious as it is to say so much of it has to do with consistency.

If Melksham is settled again, there will be days he looks like the best kick in the game.

I'd still be trying to make a point of having him on the end of as many of our forward 50 entries as possible.

I still remember ant555 's comments about him when we drafted him. Kicking and sustainability were his two biggest issues