It was another season of highs and lows from Melksham who found himself on the outer at the wrong time of the season and missed out on action in the finals.

Date of Birth: 29 August, 1991
Height: 186cm
Weight: 83kg

Games MFC 2021: 12
Career Total: 197

Goals MFC 2021: 8
Career Total: 148

Games CDFC 2021: 3
Goals CDFC 2021: 4

Just an observation: the very first thing I noticed when I joined DL was how maligned Melks was by many posters here. It jumped out at me. And really mean things were being said. Unnecessarily nasty.  I couldn’t understand why. (Still can’t, tbh. Especially since I’m a big fan of his.) Anyways, as I said, just an observation. 

I think that Jake still has some good games left in him and I hope that he makes it to his 200th and beyond, he was a pivotal player in our 2018 campaign.💕❤️💙

Jake has some elite AFL skills which are clearly highly valued, but to an extent, these are offset by flaws in his game which don’t reflect our demanding game style.  He must be well aware of the adjustments that he needs to make to regain a regular spot in our best 22, and the ball is squarely in his court.  He’ll be pushing uphill against an array of younger talent, but I’d love to see him earn it!  If he does, he will make us an even better team!

Melk played some great footy for us but his form dropped off particularly in 2021. 

Despite this he seemed to have a charmed life & kept getting selected & this grated on supporters. If he wants to play he needs to get more touches & especially make more tackles.

Bit like the kid whose school report said "Could do better" or "needs to work harder".

Of course, school reports don't say that type of thing these days!!