Melksham still a Dee

MELBOURNE forward Jake Melksham will see out his contract at the Demons next year after considering a move to a third AFLclub.

Melksham played only 12 games at the Demons this year as the new wave of small forwards took over.

The former Essendon player, who crossed to the Demons and then sat out 12 months through the Dons player bans, kicked 32 goals in 2018.

But he fell out of favour as Kysaiah Pickett, Charlie Spargo, Alex Neal-Bullen and Tom Sparrow all played effective high-pressure roles as small forwards in the finals.