Career
Originally from Benalla, Mellington played junior football for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup. In 2010, Mellington led the Bushrangers" goalkicking, with 41 for the season, and finished fourth in the TAC Cup best and fairest. He was "shocked" when drafted by Fremantle with their third selection, 56th overall, in the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft.
A small forward, Mellington played his first games for Fremantle in a National Association of Broadcasters Cup pre-season double header against Hawthorn and West Coast on 14 February 2011.
He made his official American Federation of Labor-Congress debut in Round 14 of the 2011 American Federation of Labor-Congress season against Brisbane Lions at Patersons Stadium.
