Sydney Swans

Lewis Melican

Key Defender#43AFL

Bio

Born in Birregurra in 1996, Lewis Melican debuted for Sydney Swans in 2017. He plays as a key defender. Lineball holds stats from 112 of his games across 2017–2026.

Key facts

Age: 30
Height: 194 cm
Number: #43
Born: 4 November 1996
Birthplace: Birregurra
Debut: 2017
Position: Key Defender
Drafted: 2017 (rookie elevation)
Recruited from: Birregurra (Vic), Geelong U18

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Sydney Swans

Compare MelicanStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLSydney Swans	11	122	68	54	41	0	1	15	0	17	46	66	2	1,911	0	8	19	51	16	5	4	24	18	60	0	489	93.8	0	0	0	0	95	32	17	72	43	1	112	54
2025 AFLSydney Swans	17	165	117	48	75	0	0	34	3	12	57	104	0	2,442	0	13	29	86	30	7	11	20	26	80	1	782	133.4	3	0	0	3	136	36	33	134	78	0	161	92
2024 AFLSydney Swans	24	204	143	61	78	1	0	35	3	11	77	119	1	3,010	0	10	40	124	28	13	9	33	29	119	0	917	174.1	0	0	0	3	171	56	39	139	111	1	196	123
2023 AFLSydney Swans	8	80	47	33	19	0	0	19	1	4	36	45	0	1,172	0	2	20	50	13	6	5	12	9	40	0	331	64.2	0	0	0	1	61	28	10	63	45	0	81	34
2021 AFLSydney Swans	6	76	53	23	30	0	0	5	0	7	30	47	0	1,239	0	9	14	37	9	5	3	13	10	43	0	311	65.4	0	0	0	0	57	14	18	42	27	0	77	35
2020 AFLSydney Swans	9	90	53	37	21	0	0	14	3	3	37	47	0	1,446	0	8	24	48	17	6	6	13	15	45	0	340	57	0	–	0	3	71	24	13	60	38	0	84	37
2019 AFLSydney Swans	17	175	109	66	56	0	0	36	2	7	63	110	0	2,227	0	8	37	104	37	11	20	29	26	74	0	722	95.7	0	–	0	2	134	44	17	167	93	0	173	79
2018 AFLSydney Swans	3	40	26	14	9	0	0	5	0	3	10	25	1	741	0	0	7	22	3	1	0	5	6	17	0	154	20.9	0	–	0	0	33	10	3	28	18	0	35	21
2017 AFLSydney Swans	17	203	112	91	62	1	1	31	2	17	83	128	2	3,357	1	10	47	81	32	7	15	32	30	90	0	797	150.4	0	–	1	1	163	62	22	123	70	2	211	82
Career9 seasons	112	1,155	728	427	391	2	2	194	14	81	439	691	6	17,545	1	68	237	603	185	61	73	181	169	568	1	4,843	854.9	3	0	1	13	921	306	172	828	523	4	1,130	557

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Preliminary Finals v FremantleL 71-83 18 Sept	8	4	4	3	0	1	2	2	6	0	145	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	2	3	30	2.6	4	1	2	7	1	0	8	1
Rd 22 v Port AdelaideW 167-70 8 Aug	12	4	8	3	0	0	1	3	7	0	166	0	3	1	2	0	0	2	1	5	37	4.2	10	3	0	8	1	0	10	4
Rd 12 v RichmondW 170-56 30 May	14	11	3	4	0	3	3	6	7	1	299	2	2	7	1	0	1	8	1	7	60	16.7	13	4	3	3	7	0	13	10
Rd 11 @ Geelong CatsL 80-107 23 May	18	11	7	9	0	1	1	6	11	0	285	1	5	6	0	1	0	2	1	8	79	16.4	16	4	2	5	6	0	17	9
Rd 10 v CollingwoodW 81-75 15 May	12	7	5	5	0	4	1	7	5	0	93	1	0	8	3	1	1	2	2	9	60	11.6	9	5	2	13	7	0	12	6
Rd 9 @ North MelbourneW 105-97 9 May	10	4	6	3	0	1	0	5	3	0	94	1	1	5	0	0	0	2	1	5	37	10.2	9	4	2	1	4	0	8	4
Rd 8 v MelbourneW 131-114 3 May	13	7	6	5	0	0	2	2	10	0	247	0	3	4	1	0	0	2	3	6	48	9.5	10	2	3	8	4	0	12	6
Rd 4 @ West Coast EaglesW 163-35 4 Apr	8	4	4	3	0	1	1	6	1	0	89	2	2	4	3	1	1	1	1	4	31	7.2	6	3	1	5	2	0	7	4
Rd 2 @ HawthornL 82-99 19 Mar	9	5	4	1	0	2	3	4	4	1	207	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	5	34	5.3	4	4	0	9	1	0	8	2
Rd 1 v Brisbane LionsW 104-60 14 Mar	11	7	4	4	1	1	1	2	8	0	195	0	2	7	1	0	0	3	3	5	46	5.5	7	1	2	5	6	1	10	4
Opening Round v CarltonW 132-69 5 Mar	7	4	3	1	0	1	2	3	4	0	91	0	0	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	27	4.6	7	1	0	8	4	0	7	4

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away, 40W	64	10.7	6.7	4.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.2	0.9	4.0	6.6	0.0	164	0.0	0.7	2.1	5.5	1.6	0.6	0.6	1.8	1.6	5.1	0.0	43.8	7.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.5	2.7	1.6	7.3	4.8	0.0	10.5	5.0
AwayHome or away, 25W	48	9.8	6.2	3.6	3.3	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.1	0.5	3.9	5.6	0.1	147	0.0	0.5	2.1	5.3	1.7	0.5	0.7	1.4	1.4	5.0	0.0	42.5	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	7.9	2.8	1.5	7.5	4.5	0.0	9.5	4.9
WinsResult, 65W	65	10.3	6.4	3.9	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.1	0.7	3.9	6.1	0.1	157	0.0	0.6	2.1	5.1	1.5	0.6	0.6	1.7	1.5	5.1	0.0	43.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	8.5	2.8	1.5	6.7	4.5	0.1	10.0	5.2
LossesResult, 0W	46	10.2	6.5	3.6	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.1	0.7	3.8	6.2	0.0	154	0.0	0.7	2.1	5.8	1.9	0.5	0.8	1.5	1.6	5.0	0.0	43.3	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	7.7	2.5	1.6	8.4	4.9	0.0	10.0	4.7
DrawsResult, 0W	1	15.0	10.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.0	233	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	4.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	7.0	0.0	55.0	11.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	11.0	6.0	1.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	16.0	7.0
Regular seasonStage, 63W	106	10.3	6.5	3.8	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.1	0.7	3.8	6.2	0.1	153	0.0	0.6	2.1	5.4	1.6	0.5	0.7	1.6	1.5	5.0	0.0	43.2	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	8.2	2.7	1.5	7.5	4.7	0.0	10.1	5.0
FinalsStage, 2W	6	10.7	7.0	3.7	4.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	5.2	5.5	0.0	215	0.0	1.2	2.2	5.3	2.0	0.8	0.5	1.3	1.2	6.3	0.0	44.2	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.8	3.2	2.2	4.7	3.8	0.0	10.7	5.0
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 7W	12	10.5	7.5	3.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.1	1.3	3.6	6.4	0.0	209	0.0	0.9	2.6	6.4	1.5	0.4	0.8	1.9	1.4	5.9	0.0	43.5	8.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	8.3	2.3	2.3	6.0	5.3	0.0	10.0	5.7
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 3W	9	9.4	6.2	3.2	3.1	0.0	0.1	2.2	0.1	0.4	3.8	5.1	0.0	154	0.0	0.4	3.1	5.2	1.3	0.3	0.4	1.6	1.6	5.1	0.0	42.4	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	7.0	2.7	1.6	7.6	4.3	0.1	8.9	4.6
Geelong CatsOpponent, 3W	9	11.0	6.4	4.6	3.8	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.3	0.8	5.0	6.6	0.0	168	0.0	0.9	2.4	3.8	2.1	0.8	1.1	2.4	1.4	5.1	0.0	42.2	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	8.6	3.1	1.2	8.9	3.4	0.1	11.6	4.4
CarltonOpponent, 4W	8	10.1	5.3	4.9	2.6	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.5	4.4	5.6	0.0	131	0.0	0.5	2.5	5.4	1.5	0.6	0.5	1.4	0.9	5.6	0.0	38.0	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	3.4	1.5	5.5	4.9	0.0	10.0	3.9
FremantleOpponent, 3W	7	11.1	6.9	4.3	3.7	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	1.1	3.6	7.4	0.0	181	0.0	0.9	1.4	5.4	2.3	0.6	1.0	1.0	1.4	5.6	0.1	43.6	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.7	2.3	1.9	6.3	4.4	0.0	11.0	4.7
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 6W	7	8.9	4.9	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.1	0.6	3.4	4.6	0.1	130	0.0	0.4	2.4	5.1	2.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	1.9	3.7	0.0	33.9	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.7	0.4	6.1	4.1	0.0	8.0	3.7
EssendonOpponent, 5W	6	11.5	6.3	5.2	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	4.5	6.7	0.0	132	0.0	0.7	1.7	4.2	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.7	1.0	5.5	0.0	41.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.7	3.3	1.3	6.5	3.8	0.0	11.2	5.5
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 4W	6	10.8	6.7	4.2	3.3	0.2	0.0	1.7	0.5	0.7	4.2	6.5	0.0	153	0.2	1.2	1.8	6.8	1.3	0.7	0.5	1.8	1.3	5.3	0.0	45.2	10.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	9.0	2.3	2.0	8.3	5.8	0.2	10.7	5.2
HawthornOpponent, 2W	6	11.7	8.3	3.3	4.2	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.2	1.0	4.8	7.5	0.2	159	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	1.2	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.3	5.3	0.0	50.3	8.8	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	8.8	4.0	1.2	9.0	4.5	0.0	12.3	6.5
North MelbourneOpponent, 6W	6	8.8	5.7	3.2	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.7	0.0	92.3	0.0	0.7	1.3	5.2	0.8	0.5	0.2	1.2	1.0	3.8	0.0	42.0	7.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.3	2.0	1.7	6.2	4.8	0.0	9.0	4.5
Port AdelaideOpponent, 3W	6	10.5	6.5	4.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.3	0.5	2.7	7.3	0.0	186	0.0	0.2	1.8	5.8	1.2	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.3	3.8	0.0	48.3	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	8.5	2.5	1.2	9.3	4.3	0.0	10.0	5.0
St KildaOpponent, 4W	6	9.7	6.2	3.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.8	4.7	4.8	0.2	171	0.0	0.3	1.2	5.7	2.3	0.8	0.8	1.3	2.3	5.2	0.0	38.0	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.3	3.5	1.2	8.7	5.5	0.0	9.5	4.8
Western BulldogsOpponent, 3W	6	9.8	6.8	3.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.2	0.2	3.0	6.3	0.0	139	0.0	0.7	3.0	5.2	1.7	0.3	0.8	2.0	2.0	4.5	0.0	45.2	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.0	1.8	1.7	7.0	4.7	0.0	9.3	5.5
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 3W	5	10.8	7.4	3.4	4.0	0.2	0.0	2.8	0.2	1.4	3.2	7.4	0.0	198	0.0	0.2	2.4	5.2	1.8	1.0	0.8	2.0	1.0	4.2	0.0	52.0	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.4	2.0	0.6	8.6	5.0	0.2	10.6	5.6
MelbourneOpponent, 5W	5	10.4	5.8	4.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.6	3.6	6.2	0.2	149	0.0	0.4	2.4	4.6	1.2	0.4	0.8	1.6	1.8	6.0	0.0	39.4	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	2.8	2.4	6.4	3.8	0.0	9.8	4.8
CollingwoodOpponent, 2W	4	9.5	6.5	3.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.8	4.5	5.0	0.3	100	0.0	0.8	1.3	6.5	3.0	0.5	1.0	1.3	2.3	5.8	0.0	47.8	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	2.0	9.3	5.3	0.0	9.5	4.5
RichmondOpponent, 2W	4	10.8	7.3	3.5	3.8	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.8	4.5	5.8	0.3	146	0.0	1.0	0.8	6.5	1.8	0.8	0.5	3.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	51.3	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.5	2.8	1.8	8.8	6.0	0.0	10.3	6.5
SCGGround, 37W	57	10.7	6.8	4.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.2	0.9	3.8	6.8	0.0	164	0.0	0.6	2.1	5.6	1.6	0.5	0.6	1.8	1.6	5.1	0.0	44.5	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	8.5	2.7	1.6	7.4	5.0	0.1	10.6	5.1
MCGGround, 5W	13	10.4	6.9	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.7	4.7	5.8	0.2	135	0.0	0.7	1.6	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.8	1.3	1.3	5.7	0.0	46.7	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.5	3.1	1.9	7.9	4.5	0.0	10.5	5.6
Marvel StadiumGround, 8W	10	9.6	6.1	3.5	3.1	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.1	0.2	4.0	5.2	0.0	128	0.0	0.4	1.7	5.0	1.9	0.7	0.8	1.8	1.8	5.2	0.0	41.3	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	7.9	2.8	1.5	7.4	4.4	0.0	9.2	5.0
Optus StadiumGround, 5W	7	11.4	6.7	4.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.1	0.9	4.6	5.7	0.1	175	0.0	0.9	2.1	5.9	2.3	0.6	1.0	1.1	1.1	5.7	0.0	40.9	7.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	9.6	3.3	0.9	6.7	4.7	0.0	10.3	5.4
GabbaGround, 1W	5	7.6	5.0	2.6	2.2	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	3.8	0.0	139	0.0	0.0	2.6	7.0	1.6	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.2	4.0	0.0	37.0	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	2.6	0.8	8.8	6.2	0.0	7.0	4.2
People First StadiumGround, 0W	5	10.0	5.8	4.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.2	4.4	5.6	0.0	137	0.0	1.4	2.4	3.4	1.2	0.8	0.4	1.8	1.6	5.2	0.0	39.0	7.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.2	2.0	2.2	7.2	2.6	0.0	10.0	4.2
Adelaide OvalGround, 3W	4	10.0	6.5	3.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	1.0	2.3	7.5	0.0	184	0.0	0.3	2.5	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.3	1.5	0.8	3.3	0.0	49.3	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	8.8	2.0	1.3	9.8	3.0	0.0	9.8	5.5
ENGIE StadiumGround, 2W	3	6.3	4.7	1.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	4.7	0.0	160	0.0	0.0	2.3	6.0	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.7	3.3	0.0	31.3	5.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	1.3	1.3	5.3	5.3	0.0	6.0	3.3
GMHBA StadiumGround, 1W	3	13.3	7.7	5.7	5.0	0.0	0.3	1.7	0.0	1.0	6.0	7.7	0.0	221	0.0	0.7	3.3	4.0	2.3	0.7	1.0	2.7	1.3	6.3	0.0	54.0	8.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.7	4.7	1.0	7.0	3.7	0.3	13.7	4.7
Cazalys StadiumGround, 1W	2	7.5	4.0	3.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.0	78.0	0.0	0.5	3.0	2.5	2.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	2.0	4.0	0.0	23.0	1.9	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	5.5	2.0	0.0	7.0	2.5
Adelaide HillsGround, 1W	1	6.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	35.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	10.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	17.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	0.0	6.0	2.0
Ninja StadiumGround, 1W	1	7.0	6.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	98.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	32.0	6.4	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	6.0	0.0	7.0	5.0
UTAS StadiumGround, 0W	1	17.0	12.0	5.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	9.0	0.0	372	0.0	2.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	10.0	0.0	75.0	14.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	4.0	5.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	16.0	8.0