| Lewis Melican | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lewis Melican | ||
| Nickname | The Pelican | ||
| Born | (1996-11-04)4 November 1996 (age 29) Birregurra | ||
| Original team | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 52,2015 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 5, 2017,Sydney vs.Greater Western Sydney, atSCG | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015– | Sydney | 101 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lewis Melican (born 4 November 1996) is a professionalAustralian rules footballer playing for theSydney Swans in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Sydney with their third selection and fifty-second overall in the2015 rookie draft.[1] He made his debut in the forty-two point loss againstGreater Western Sydney at theSydney Cricket Ground in round five of the 2017 season.[2]
Melican received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 18 after restrictingSt Kilda key forwardNick Riewoldt to ten disposals and one goal in the Swans' forty-two point win at theSydney 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 2025 season.[4]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2015 | Sydney | 43[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | Sydney | 43[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Sydney | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 37 | 90 | 21 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 43[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 | Sydney | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 19 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Career[5] | 101 | 2 | 1 | 660 | 373 | 1033 | 350 | 179 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
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