Melbourne's recent signing of ruckman Tom Campbell has placed him in a unique club, becoming the latest four-club player.
Campbell's departure from St Kilda to the Demons will be the fourth time he's changed address, having started at the Western Bulldogs (2012-2018) before joining North Melbourne (2019-2021).
Impressively, the 32-year-old has only played a total of 58 AFL games, with the majority of those coming from his time at the Bulldogs during a seven-season stint.
Melbourne is hopeful that Campbell will be able to assist Max Gawn and shoulder some of the ruck loads whilst also bridging the gap for the younger talls who are still in development mode.
Tom Fullarton and Will Verrall are relatively raw in terms of their development, while the club delisted fellow talls Kyah Farris-Whiteย andย Josh Schache.
However, Campbell's subsequent arrival at Melbourne joins a whole host of players to have been signed by four clubs.
It's a rarity in our game that does not happen too often, and brings back memories of players such as Craig Davis, Geoff Raines, Richard Osborne and Scott Cummings, while more recently, Tom Hickey, Jacob Townsend, Jon Giles, and Joel Hamling have been listed by four teams as well.
And then, of course, there is the โGOATโ of the multi-club players, with one reaching a record five clubs during their time in the system.
Dale Kickett spent more time packing his bag than at any club โ West Coast, St Kilda, Fitzroy, Essendon and Fremantle โ which remains a league record.
AFL era (1990-present)
Five-club club
Dale Kickett (1990-2002) - Fitz, WC, StK, Ess, Frem
Four-club club
Brian Wilson (1978-1991) - Foot, NM, Melb, StK
Richard Osborne (1982-1998) - Fitz, Syd, WB, Coll
Mark Athorn (1987-1993) - Foot, Fitz, Syd, Carl
Stuart Wigney (1988-1996) - Foot, Syd, Adel, Rich
Simon Minton-Connell (1989-1998) - Carl, Syd, Haw, WB
Adrian Fletcher (1989-2001) - Geel, StK, BB/BL, Frem
Martin Pike (1993-2005) - Mel, Fitz, NM, BL
Scott Cummings (1994-2002) - Ess, PA, WC, Coll
Justin Murphy (1994-2005) - Rich, Carl, Geel, Ess
Ben Hudson (2004-2013) - Ade, WB, BL, Coll
Tom Hickey (2011-2023) - GC, StK, WC, Syd
Jacob Townsend (2012-2021) - GWS, Rich, Ess, GC
Joel Hamling (2012-2024*) - Geel, WB, Frem, Syd
Tom Campbell (2012-2024*) - WB, NM, StK, Melb
(Records accredited toย AFL Media).
Then, heading deeper into the archives are those who were consistently on the move during the VFL era, spanning from 1896 to 1989, according to AFL Media.
VFL era (1896-1989)
Five-club club
Les Abbott (1904-1912) - Coll, Carl, Rich, Melb, SM
Les Hughson (1927-1937) - Coll, Haw, Carl, StK, Fitz
Four-club club
Edward Baker (1920-1934) - Carl, Coll, Geel, Foot
Charlie Anderson (1924-1927) - Carl, SM, Rich, Foot
Lew Sharpe (1926-1934) - StK, Foot, Fitz, Ess
Norm Le Brun (1929-1935) - SM, Ess, Coll, Carl
Frank Kelly (1930-1944) - Coll, Melb, Ess, StK
Dick Chirgwin (1934-1943) - Rich, SM, Foot, NM
George Dougherty (1934-1945) - Carl, Geel, Foot, SM
Alf Clay (1937-1946) - Haw, Foot, Fitz, NM
Vic Nankervis (1941-1946) - Geel, Foot, StK, SM
Allan Davis (1966-1980) - StK, Melb, Ess, Coll
Daryl Cumming (1971-1979) - Rich, Melb, NM, SM
Craig Davis (1973-1988) - Carl, NM, Coll, Syd
Geoff Raines (1976-1989) - Rich, Coll, Ess, BB
Phil Carman (1975-1982) - Coll, Melb, Ess, NM
Peter Francis (1979-1988) - Carl, Fitz, Rich, Ess
(Records accredited toย AFL Media).
