| Lewis Melican | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lewis Melican | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Pelican | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Birregurra | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 52, 2015 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 5, 2017, Sydney vs. Greater Western Sydney, at SCG | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015– | Sydney | 90 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 13 of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lewis Melican (born 4 November 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Sydney with their third selection and fifty-second overall in the 2015 rookie draft. [1] He made his debut in the forty-two point loss against Greater Western Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in round five of the 2017 season. [2]
Melican received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 18 after restricting St Kilda key forward Nick Riewoldt to ten disposals and one goal in the Swans' forty-two point win at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [3] After not playing at all in the 2022 season, Melican returned to the swans senior side in round 13 2023. He has started consistently in the 2024 season.
Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [4]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2015 | Sydney | 43 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | Sydney | 43 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Sydney | 43 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 91 | 203 | 62 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | Sydney | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | Sydney | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 66 | 175 | 56 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| 2020 [a] | Sydney | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 89 | 21 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 43 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Sydney | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 19 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 10 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | Sydney | 43 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 61 | 204 | 78 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | Sydney | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 48 | 165 | 75 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| Career | 101 | 2 | 1 | 660 | 373 | 1033 | 350 | 179 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | ||
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