[1] Terlich was previously recruited by the Sydney Swans in the 2008 rookie draft from the Murray Bushrangers.

Terlich was recruited from the Osborne Cats (country NSW Hume League club) prior to playing with the representative team the Murray Bushrangers.

[3] Terlich moved to Adelaide and played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he won the Jack Oatey Medal as the best on ground in Norwood's 12.7 (79) to 3.12 (30) win over West Adelaide in the 2012 SANFL Grand Final.

[4] Terlich enjoyed a successful debut year at the Melbourne Football Club where he averaged nearly 20 possessions a game.

He capped off his first year by finishing third in the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal behind Colin Garland and winner Nathan Jones.