Andy Moniz-Wakefield Biography

Former West Coast midfielder Jai Culley is signed by Melbourne as a rookie.

The Demons submitted the paperwork to add Culley under the pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) after Andy Moniz-Wakefield tore his anterior cruciate ligament against North Melbourne.

"Jai has been super impressive and shown enough to suggest he thoroughly deserves a spot on our AFL list. He is still young at 22 years of age, and we feel he has a lot of growth in all areas of his game," Demons list boss Tim Lamb said.

Andy Moniz-Wakefield suffers a season-ending ACL injury during Demons' practice match against North Melbourne.

Quote: "Unfortunately, scans have confirmed what we all feared, with Andy to miss the season with an injury to his ACL, MCL and PCL," Melbourne football boss Alan Richardson said.

"Despite being on the sidelines, we know Andy will still play an important role for us this season, particularly with the positive energy he brings to the club every single day."

Andy Moniz-Wakefield makes his AFL debut for Melbourne at the Gabba with 16 disposals (8 kicks and 8 handballs), 2 marks and 3 tackles in a 5-point loss to Brisbane.