Player Watch #18: Jake Melksham – back for 2024

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Goody would give him the full Hibbo except we won't make finals. Straight back into the seniors so he can do the knee again immediately.
 
He would be handy to have coming in this week to play the defensive forward role he's done before on McGovern, but that's way too much to expect. Hopefully he can get up to speed quickly in the VFL and work his way back in to the team for a few games by season's end.
 

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Love the campaigner and exactly what we need in that front half. But holy s* this has similar vibes to rushing the Ox back after he did his knee. What could go wrong!?

This has been around an 11 month recovery compared to the Ox trying to come back in less than 3. No VFL games is a worry, but most pro athletes fall in to the 9-12 month recovery windows for ACL reconstructions these days so the time frame is at least reasonable. Fingers crossed he has rehabbed well and can make a difference for us over the next few months.
 

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