Lewis Melican

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Lewis Melican
Sydney Swans Key Defender
194 cm 29 yrs
Total Games
-
Last Played
N/A
Last Win
N/A
Last Loss
N/A
Wins: 0; Losses: 0
Debut
2017
Drafted
2017 Rookie Elevation
Recruited From
Birregurra (Vic)/Geelong U18
Clearances
Total: 0
AVG: 0.0
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Player Bio
Player Statistics
Player Bio
Lewis Melican

Hailing from Victoria, Lewis Melican was rookie-listed by the Sydney Swans in November 2014 and enjoyed a breakthrough 2017 season enroute to winning the club’s Rising Star award. He kept St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt to just 10 possessions and one goal in Round 18 to also claim an AFL Rising Star nomination. After failing to make an appearance in 2022 due to injury, Melican returned to play late in the 2023 season to make an impact in the backline. After a solid pre-season block the defender found form and consistency in 2024 to play all but two matches.

Honours

- AFL Rising Star Nominee (2017)

Games Total & AVG Per Game
Matches played
9
-
Per Game
Fantasy Points
395
43.9
Per Game
Rating points
82.4
9.2
Per Game
Frees For
3
0.3
Per Game
Frees Against
3
0.3
Per Game
Bounces
0
0
Per Game
One Percenters
43
4.8
Per Game
Time on Ground %
641
71.2
Per Game
Disposals
95
10.6
Per Game
Disposal Efficiency %
606.7
67.4
Per Game
Effective Disposals
74
8.2
Per Game
Kicks
56
6.2
Per Game
Effective Kicks
45
5.0
Per Game
Kick Efficiency %
641.2
71.2
Per Game
Clangers
10
1.1
Per Game
Handballs
39
4.3
Per Game
Kick to Handball Ratio
12.7
1.4
Per Game
Rebound 50s
15
1.7
Per Game
Inside 50s
12
1.3
Per Game
Metres Gained
1509
167.7
Per Game
Contested Possessions
38
4.2
Per Game
Uncontested Possessions
49
5.4
Per Game
Intercept Possessions
49
5.4
Per Game
Turnovers
15
1.7
Per Game
Contested Possession Rate
374.7
41.6
Per Game
Ground Ball Gets
27
3.0
Per Game
Fwd 50 Ground Ball Gets
0
0
Per Game
Hitouts
0
0
Per Game
Hitouts to Advantage
0
0
Per Game
Clearances
0
0
Per Game
Centre Clearances
0
0
Per Game
Stoppage Clearances
0
0
Per Game
Hitout Win %
0.0
0
Per Game
Hitouts to Advantage %
0.0
0
Per Game
Ruck Contests
0
0
Per Game
Marks
34
3.8
Per Game
Marks Inside 50
0
0
Per Game
Marks on Lead
1
0.1
Per Game
Intercept Marks
15
1.7
Per Game
Contested Marks
7
0.8
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Behinds
1
0.1
Per Game
Goal Assists
2
0.2
Per Game
Shot at Goal Accuracy %
0.0
0
Per Game
Shots at Goal
1
0.1
Per Game
Score Involvements
21
2.3
Per Game
Score Launches
9
1.0
Per Game
Tackles
13
1.4
Per Game
Tackles Inside 50
0
0
Per Game
Pressure Acts
48
5.3
Per Game
Defensive Half Pressure Acts
35
3.9
Per Game
Spoils
37
4.1
Per Game
Contested Defensive One on Ones
10
1.1
Per Game
Contested Defensive Losses
2
0.2
Per Game
Total Stats
Stage Team MP AF R FF FA B OP TOG% D DE% ED K EK KE% C H KHB R50S I50S MG CP UP IP T CPR GBG F50GBG HO HTA CLR CC SC HTW% HTA% RC M Mi50 MOL IM CM G B GA GA% SAG SI SL T Ti50 PA DHPA S CDOOO CDL CV
AFL Season 2026
Regular Season
SYD
9 395 82.4 3 3 0 43 641 95 606.7 74 56 45 641.2 10 39 12.7 15 12 1509 38 49 49 15 374.7 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 34 0 1 15 7 0 1 2 0.0 1 21 9 13 0 48 35 37 10 2 0
AFL Preseason 2026
Preseason
SYD
1 47 0.0 0 0 0 4 80 15 66.7 10 8 7 87.5 2 7 1.1 3 1 294 5 8 9 4 38.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 4 3 4 3 0 0
Totals 10 442 82.4 3 3 0 47 721 110 673.4 84 64 52 728.7 12 46 13.8 18 13 1803 43 57 58 19 413.2 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 37 0 1 17 8 0 1 2 0.0 1 23 10 13 0 52 38 41 13 2 0
Game Stats
Sydney Swans - team logo
Sydney Swans
Played Games
Sat 30 May 2026 1:15 pm
Sydney Swans Swans
Full Time
170 : 56
Swans won by 114 pts
Richmond Tigers
📍 SCG
Sat 23 May 2026 4:15 pm
Geelong Cats Cats
Full Time
107 : 80
Cats won by 27 pts
Sydney Swans Swans
📍 GMHBA Stadium
Fri 15 May 2026 7:30 pm
Sydney Swans Swans
Full Time
81 : 75
Swans won by 6 pts
Collingwood Magpies
📍 SCG
Sat 9 May 2026 1:15 pm
North Melbourne Kangaroos
Full Time
97 : 105
Swans won by 8 pts
Sydney Swans Swans
📍 Marvel Stadium
Sun 3 May 2026 3:15 pm
Sydney Swans Swans
Full Time
131 : 114
Swans won by 17 pts
Melbourne Demons
📍 SCG
Sat 4 Apr 2026 7:35 pm
West Coast Eagles Eagles
Full Time
35 : 163
Swans won by 128 pts
Sydney Swans Swans
📍 Optus Stadium
Thu 19 Mar 2026 7:30 pm
Hawthorn Hawks
Full Time
99 : 82
Hawks won by 17 pts
Sydney Swans Swans
📍 MCG
Sat 14 Mar 2026 7:10 pm
Sydney Swans Swans
Full Time
104 : 60
Swans won by 44 pts
Brisbane Lions Lions
📍 SCG
Thu 5 Mar 2026 7:30 pm
Sydney Swans Swans
Full Time
132 : 69
Swans won by 63 pts
Carlton Blues
📍 SCG
Thu 26 Feb 2026 4:10 pm
Sydney Swans Swans
Full Time
97 : 59
Swans won by 38 pts
GWS Giants Giants
📍 Henson Park