Jade de Melo

Jade de Melo
De Melo playing for Port Adelaide in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 10, 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft
Debut Round 5, 2018, Fremantle vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Fremantle Oval
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018 Fremantle 2 (0)
S7 (2022)– Port Adelaide 7 (4)
Total 9 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Jade de Melo (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW). After being overlooked in the national draft days earlier, de Melo was eventually drafted by Fremantle with their second selection and the 10th overall pick in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.[1] She made her debut in an 18-point loss to Greater Western Sydney at Fremantle Oval in round 5 of the 2018 season.[2][3] She was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2018 season.[4]

De Melo played in North Adelaide's 2022 SANFLW premiership win, kicking three goals in the Grand Final.[5]

On 31 May 2022, De Melo signed with AFLW expansion club Port Adelaide [5]

References

  1. ^ "Freo finalise list in Rookie Draft". Fremantle FC. Telstra Media. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ "AFLW teams, Round 5: Carlton and Melbourne swing major changes for do-or-die matches". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ King, Travis (3 March 2018). "Match report: Giants stay in AFLW race". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. ^ Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "SANFLW talent added to AFLW list". Port Adelaide. Telstra Media. 31 May 2022.
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