page_title: Chris Melling
section_title: Wigan Warriors
hierarchical_section_title: Chris Melling / Wigan Warriors
caption_attribution_description: English: Jon Grayshon &amp; Chris Melling
context_page_description: Chris Melling is an English rugby league player. He plays for Harlequins RL in the European Super League.
  Chris Melling likes to play full-back. He can also play several other positions.
  Melling is a Great Britain international.
context_section_description: Melling is a former Wigan Senior Academy captain who made several appearance for the Wigan first team.
  In Super League 2004 it had seemed that Melling's career was in doubt following a serious knee injury suffered playing for Wigan against Leeds at Headingley. Melling had been seen as a future star before having his season ended by a cruciate ligament injury.
  Upon his return to first team action in 2005 Chris made a further 10 first grade appearances for the JJB club before picking up another knee injury requiring further surgery.
  Melling returned to full fitness in 2006, but found first team opportunities limited, due to the emergence of Chris Ashton at the club.
  Chris Melling moved into the hooking role in Wigan's academy, impressing enough to be voted as the U'21 Academy 'Player of the Year' for 2006.
  He left Wigan to pursue regular first team football.
caption: Chris Melling (right) in defence with Jon Grayshon
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