John Meesen was born on 20 June 1986 and is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
11 Facts About John Meesen
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John Meesen finally made his debut in round 20 of 2007 against the Western Bulldogs at AAMI Stadium in the Sunday twilight fixture.
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In October 2007 John Meesen was traded to the Melbourne Football Club for the 37th selection in the 2007 AFL draft.
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John Meesen made his debut for Melbourne in Round 3,2009.
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John Meesen was delisted at the end of the 2009 season along with Michael Newton; both were re-drafted as mature age rookies.
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Recently, John Meesen returned to his home grown club, Modewarre, where he took the opportunity to co-coach a young and talented team alongside veteran, Josh Finch.
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John Meesen immediately attained the respect from his teammates and committee and begun a very successful 2018 season in Geelong's Bellarine Football League.
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John Meesen was a dominant force in the ruck which reflected in his team's performances and brought Modewarre's first Premiership to the club since entering the BFL competition.
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John Meesen was awarded best on ground for his grand final performance to complete his successful season.
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John Meesen finished runner up in the BFL League Les Ash Medal vote count however John Meesen was reported during a minor incident in the 2018 season.
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John Meesen joined Collegians Football Club in 2021, initially as a Ruck coach, though he went on to play 8 games in the season as Collegian's primary Ruck option.