Jamie Merillo

Jamie Merillo
Jamie Merillo
Personal information
Date of birth	27 November 1972 (age 49)
Original team(s)	Claremont (WAFL)
Debut	Round 1, 1995, Fremantle; vs. Richmond, at the MCG
Playing career1
Years	Club
1995–1997	Fremantle
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jamie Merillo (born 27 November 1972) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 1995 and 1997. He was drafted from Claremont in the WAFL as a foundation selection in the 1994 AFL Draft and played mainly as a rover.

Merillo broke his jaw in Fremantle's inaugural AFL match in 1995, but still managed to play 11 games that year. After only 4 more game in the next two seasons, he was delisted at the end of the 1997 season.

He was also a very good swimmer who competed in the backstroke finals of the Australian team qualifying trials for the Barcelona Olympics.^[1]

References[]

^ Football Record, Vol 84, No. 20, Round 20: August, 1995

External links[]

Jamie Merillo's playing statistics from AFL Tables

[1] Football Record, Vol 84, No. 20, Round 20: August, 1995

[1]

v t Inaugural Fremantle Football Club AFL team
Full-back	Jason Norrish Stephen O'Reilly Phil Gilbert
Half-back	Dale Kickett Peter Mann Quenton Leach
Centre	Scott Chisholm Ben Allan (c) Scott Edwards
Half-forward	Tony Delaney Craig Burrows Winston Abraham
Full-forward	Peter Bell Chris Groom Brendan Krummel
Ruck	Matthew Burton Todd Ridley Scott Watters
Interchange	Gary Dhurrkay Jamie Merillo David Muir
Coach	Gerard Neesham
Fremantle lost to Richmond 12.13 (85) to 12.18 (90), round 1, 1 April 1995 at the MCG (Reference: Footystats)

Jamie Merillo
Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-11-27) 27 November 1972 (age 49)
Original team(s)	Claremont (WAFL)
Debut	Round 1, 1995, Fremantle vs. Richmond, at the MCG
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1995–1997	Fremantle	15 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com