Lewis Melican

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. He made his debut in the forty-two point loss against at the Sydney Cricket Ground in round five of the 2017 season.

Melican received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 18 after restricting key forward Nick Riewoldt to ten disposals and one goal in the Swans' forty-two point win at the Sydney Cricket Ground. 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.

Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.

! colspan=3 | Career ! 68 !! 1 !! 1 !! 449 !! 286 !! 735 !! 224 !! 124 !! 0.0 !! 0.0 !! 6.6 !! 4.2 !! 10.8 !! 3.3 !! 1.8
 * 2015 || || 43
 * 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
 * 2016 || || 43
 * 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
 * 2017 || || 43
 * 17 || 1 || 1 || 112 || 91 || 203 || 62 || 31 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 6.6 || 5.4 || 11.9 || 3.6 || 1.8
 * 2018 || || 43
 * 3 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 14 || 40 || 9 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 4.7 || 13.3 || 3.0 || 1.7
 * 2019 || || 43
 * 17 || 0 || 0 || 109 || 66 || 175 || 56 || 36 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.4 || 3.9 || 10.3 || 3.3 || 2.1
 * 2020 || || 43
 * 9 || 0 || 0 || 52 || 37 || 89 || 21 || 14 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.8 || 4.1 || 9.9 || 2.3 || 1.6
 * 2021 || || 43
 * 6 || 0 || 0 || 53 || 23 || 76 || 30 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.8 || 3.8 || 12.7 || 5.0 || 0.8
 * 2022 || || 43
 * 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
 * 2023 || || 43
 * 8 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 33 || 80 || 19 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.9 || 4.1 || 10 || 2.4|| 2.4
 * 2024 || || 43
 * 8 || 0 || 0 || 50 || 22 || 72 || 27 ||14 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.3 || 2.8 || 9 || 3.4 || 1.8
 * - class=sortbottom
 * 2022 || || 43
 * 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
 * 2023 || || 43
 * 8 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 33 || 80 || 19 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.9 || 4.1 || 10 || 2.4|| 2.4
 * 2024 || || 43
 * 8 || 0 || 0 || 50 || 22 || 72 || 27 ||14 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.3 || 2.8 || 9 || 3.4 || 1.8
 * - class=sortbottom
 * 2024 || || 43
 * 8 || 0 || 0 || 50 || 22 || 72 || 27 ||14 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.3 || 2.8 || 9 || 3.4 || 1.8
 * - class=sortbottom
 * }

Honours and achievements
Individual
 * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017 (round 18)