Anthony Mellington

Who is Anthony Mellington?

Anthony Mellington is an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League.

After being picked up in the 1995 Pre-Season Draft, Mellington made six AFL appearances in his first year at Fitzroy. He was a regular fixture up forward for Fitzroy in 1996, their last season in the AFL before the Brisbane Bears took over Fitzroy's AFL operations. His best performance came in round eight when he kicked six goals in a win over Fremantle. Despite finishing the season with a modest 22 goals, it wasn't bettered by any other teammates, giving Mellington the honour of winning Fitzroy's final leading goal-kicker award in the AFL.

In search of a new club for the 1997 AFL season, reigning premiers North Melbourne selected him in the Pre-season Draft. He had 16 disposals and five goals against Richmond in just his second game for North Melbourne, and he backed up with three and four goal hauls in the following two rounds. By the time finals arrived he had lost his place in the side and appeared just six more times for the club, five in 1998 and the other in their premiership winning 1999 season.