Almanac Teams: Two clubs in one year

 

This week’s team has a tedious link to Easter, in that it is based on players that have ‘resurrected’ their careers midyear and played for two clubs in the one season.

 

This idea came from Almanancker Glen! who suggested this for a side in a comment on my previous three clubs in three years team.

 

Like the majority of my selections it is based from 1980 onwards but as Glen! suggested Bill Barrot in his comments section I have as a bonus feature put in some prominent names from the 1970s.

 

From what I counted on AFL tables there are 35 players who did this in the 1980s.

 

Up until 1989 players could be swapped between clubs without a draft and this could happen until the June 30 deadline. A mid-season draft took place from 1990-1993; David Johnston and Ian McMullin were the last players to play for two clubs in one year in 1992. While there is another mid-season draft now, it is solely for state-league players and below.

 

There are four players that played for one club one week and a different club the next week. They are Leigh Carlson, Russell Greene, Stephen Pirrie and Paul Sarah.

 

 

FB:           Stephen Carey                                  Peter McCormack                           Glenn Middlemiss

 

CHB:       Peter Bradbury                                 Trevor Spencer                                 Robbert Klomp

 

C:             Leigh Carlson                                    Geoff Raines                                     Russell Greene

 

CHF:        Neville Fields                                    Rene Kink                                         Mike Richardson

 

FF:           Paul Callery                                       Michael Byrne                                  Ian McMullin

 

Ruck:       Glenn McLean                                  Greg Wells                                        Paul Sarah

 

Interchange: Grant Fowler, Michael Nettlefold, Les Parish, Mark Scott

 

Others: Mark Buckley, John Cassin, Mark Eustice, Peter Fitzpatrick, Tommy Floyd, Bernie Harris, Des Herbert, David Johnston, Tony King, Michael Lockman, Steven Pirrie, Alan Reid, Rod Waddell

 

 

 

Stephen Carey

1 game Essendon 1986 (105 games 1980-1986)

7 games Geelong 1986 (7 games 1986)

 

Carey played for Essendon in Round 6 and debuted for Geelong in Round 8. He was released from Essendon along with Peter Bradbury to make salary room for Geoff Raines and Mike Richardson. Carey was a 1985 premiership player.

 

 

Peter McCormack

4 games Richmond 1986 (4 games 1986)

1 game Fitzroy 1986 (1 game 1986)

 

McCormack last played for Richmond in Round 4 and debuted with Fitzroy in Round 11. He left Collingwood after 160 games from 1976-1985 and signed a three year deal at Richmond but was released by halfway through his first season.

 

 

Glenn Middlemiss

3 games Geelong 1981 (34 games 1979-1981)

9 games St Kilda 1981 (16 games 1981-1984)

 

Middlemiss last played for Geelong in Round 4 and debuted with St Kilda in Round 14. Glenn is the son of Geelong Premiership player Russell.

 

 

Peter Bradbury

1 game Essendon 1986 (49 games 1983-1986)

12 games Collingwood 1986 (23 games 1986-1987)

 

Bradbury last played for Essendon in Round 4 and debuted for Collingwood in Round 8. He was released from Essendon along with Stephen Carey to make salary room for Geoff Raines and Mike Richardson. Bradbury was a 1984 premiership player.

 

 

Trevor Spencer

1 game Melbourne 1991 (3 games 1990-1991)

10 games Geelong 1991 (10 games 1991)

 

Spencer last played with Melbourne in Round 6 and debuted for Geelong in Round 18. He was delisted by Melbourne and was selected with Pick 11 in the 1991 Mid-season Draft by Geelong. Spencer also played 31 Games for Essendon from 1985-1989.

 

 

Robbert Klomp

3 games Carlton 1983 (84 games 1979-1983)

8 games Footscray 1983 (9 games 1983-1984)

 

Klomp last played for Carlton in Round 11 and debuted for Footscray in Round 15. Carlton released Klomp apparently due to consistent hamstring injuries. He was a 1979 and 1982 premiership player.

 

 

Leigh Carlson

4 games Collingwood 1981 (42 games 1978-1981)

15 games Fitzroy 1981 (75 games 1981-1984)

 

Carlson played for Collingwood in Round 9 and debuted for Fitzroy in Round 10. Carlson was traded with Des Herbert for Warwick Irwin. He played for Collingwood in Round 9 and again on Tuesday night in the Escort Cup before he lined up for Fitzroy the next Saturday in Round 10. Carlson played against Collingwood twice in 1981, Round 22 and the Semi Final.

 

 

Geoff Raines

2 games Collingwood 1986 (47 games 1983-1986)

14 games Essendon 1986 (14 games 1986)

 

Raines played for Collingwood in Round 2 and debuted for Essendon in Round 4. He played 134 games at Richmond from 1976-1982 including the 1980 Premiership and 59 games for Brisbane from 1987-1989. Raines left Collingwood after refusing to take a pay cut.

 

 

Russell Greene

8 games St Kilda 1980 (120 games 1974-1980)

14 games Hawthorn (184 games 1980-1988)

 

Greene played Round 8 for St Kilda and debuted for Hawthorn in Round 9. He was swapped to Hawthorn for Tony King and Mark Scott. Greene actually trained with St Kilda on Thursday night before his switch. When he arrived at VFL Park on Saturday his best friend and opponent Steven Icke thought he was at the wrong game. Greene played in 1983, 1986 and 1988.

 

 

Neville Fields

6 games South Melbourne 1981 (60 games 1978-1981)

2 games Essendon 1981 (135 games 1969-1977, 5 games 1981-1982)

 

Fields played Round 9 for South Melbourne and ran out for Essendon in Round 21 against South Melbourne. He was traded to South Melbourne from Essendon in 1978 for Terry Daniher.

 

 

Rene Kink

8 games Collingwood 1983 (154 games 1973-1983)

9 games Essendon 1983 (20 games 1983-1985)

 

Kink played Round 9 for Collingwood and debuted for Essendon in Round 18. Kink was sacked in 1983 after playing in the 1977 (2), 1979, 1980 and 1981 Grand Finals; he also played in the 1983 Grand Final loss for Essendon. Kink finished up with seven games for St Kilda in 1986.

 

 

Mike Richardson

1 game Collingwood 1986 (60 games 1983-1986)

15 games Essendon 1986 (15 games 1986)

 

Richardson played Round 1 for Collingwood against Essendon and debuted for the Bombers in Round 9. He left Collingwood in 1986 after he refused to take a pay cut. He also played 81 games for Brisbane from 1987-1990.

 

 

Paul Callery

2 games St Kilda 1980 (105 games 1974-1980)

1 game South Melbourne 1980 (1 game 1980)

 

Callery played Round 2 for St Kilda and debuted for South Melbourne in Round 9. He left St Kilda after a falling out with coach Alex Jesaulenko.

 

 

Michael Byrne

1 game Melbourne 1982 (56 games 1977-1982)

22 games Hawthorn 1982 (90 games 1982-1986)

 

Byrne played Round 1 for Melbourne and debuted for Hawthorn in Round 3. He was sacked from Melbourne after that game due to a fallout with coach Ron Barassi. Byrne kicked eight goals in his first match for Hawthorn and was a 1983 premiership player. Byrne played 21 games for Sydney from 1987-1989.

 

 

Ian McMullin

1 game Essendon 1992 (24 games 1990-1992)

3 games Collingwood 1992 (21 games 1984-1987, 4 games 1992-1993)

 

McMullin played Round 4 for Essendon and ran out for Collingwood in Round 19. McMullin’s last games was against Collingwood and his first game for Collingwood was against Essendon. He was Pick 25 in the 1992 Mid-season Draft after he was delisted by Essendon.

 

 

Glenn McLean

2 games Melbourne 1984 (42 games 1980-1984)

2 games Collingwood 1984 (2 games 1984)

 

McLean played Round 4 for Melbourne and debuted for Collingwood in Round 15. A big name signing for Collingwood, he made it to the Pies after he took Melbourne to court for clearance. Melbourne cleared him for $180k and also received Tony Keenan.

 

 

Greg Wells

12 games Melbourne 1980 (224 games 1969-1980)

10 games Carlton 1980 (43 games 1980-1982)

 

Wells played Round 13 for Melbourne and debuted for Carlton in Round 15, against Melbourne. His last game for Melbourne was marked by 48 disposals and his first for Carlton featured 31 touches. Wells requested a trade to Carlton to play finals footy and was traded for $75k plus Vin Catoggio and Michael Young. Wells had captained Melbourne in 1977-1978 and was a 1981 premiership player.

 

 

Paul Sarah

2 games Geelong 1980 (128 games 1972-1980)

11 games Richmond 1980 (37 games 1980-1983)

 

Sarah played Round 2 for Geelong and debuted for Richmond in Round 3. He was traded to Richmond after Round 2 and lined up against his old side in the Semi Final but was injured and missed the 1980 Grand Final.

 

 

Grant Fowler

7 games Essendon 1983 (63 games 1980-1983)

1 game Hawthorn 1983 (2 games 1983-1984)

 

Fowler played Round 9 for Essendon and debuted for Hawthorn in Round 19, against Essendon. Fowler’s second last game for Essendon was against Hawthorn and his first game for Hawthorn was against Essendon. He also played 35 more games for Fitzroy from 1976-1979.

 

 

Michael Nettlefold

5 games St Kilda 1983 (43 games 1979-1983)

9 games Fitzroy 1983 (31 games 1983-1985)

 

Nettlefold played Round 8 for St Kilda and debuted for Fitzroy in Round 16. Nettlefold was released by St Kilda due to financial concerns, he also went on to become St Kilda’s CEO from 2009-2013.

 

 

Les Parish

5 games Fitzroy 1985 (87 games 1980-1985)

7 games Melbourne 1985 (7 games 1985)

 

Parish played Round 5 for Fitzroy and debuted for Melbourne in Round 13. He was squeezed out by salary concerns and was allowed to join Melbourne as payment for Kelly O’Donnell joining Fitzroy.

 

 

Mark Scott

2 games Hawthorn 1980 (3 games 1978-1980)

13 games St Kilda 1980 (34 games 1980-1983)

Scott played Round 4 for Hawthorn and debuted for St Kilda in Round 9.

 

4 games St Kilda 1983

4 games Fitzroy 1983 (41 games 1983-1989)

 

Scott played Round 10 for St Kilda and debuted for Fitzroy in Round 18. Scott was traded for Russell Greene, kicked 48 goals in 1980 and is the only two-time midyear swapper.

 

 

Mark Buckley

1 game Carlton 1985 (27 games 1982-1985)

7 games St Kilda 1985 (7 games 1985)

 

Buckley played Round 8 for Carlton and debuted for St Kilda in Round 15. He moved to St Kilda for more opportunities and also played four games for Brisbane in 1987.

 

 

John Cassin

4 games North Melbourne 1981 (78 games from 1977-1981)

3 games Fitzroy 1981 (5 games 1981-1982)

 

Cassin played Round 9 for North Melbourne and debuted for Fitzroy in Round 15. He played 27 games in 1977 including the 1977 Premiership. Cassin also played 51 games for Essendon from 1971-1974.

 

 

Mark Eustice

6 games Richmond 1988 (62 games 1985-1988)

5 games Sydney 1988 (46 games 1988-1991)

 

Eustice played Round 8 for Richmond and debuted for Sydney in Round 17. He was sacked after serving a two week suspension in 1988. Eustice played 29 games for Essendon also, from 1980-1984.

 

 

Peter Fitzpatrick

3 games Carlton 1980 (9 games 1978-1980)

4 games St Kilda 1980 (4 games 1980)

 

Fitzpatrick played Round 7 for Carlton and debuted for St Kilda in Round 19. Fitzpatrick played the last four games of the 1980 season.

 

 

Tommy Floyd

7 games Geelong 1982 (47 games 1978-1982)

9 games Collingwood 1982 (10 games 1982-1983)

Floyd played Round 10 for Geelong and debuted for Collingwood in Round 13. He apparently crossed to Collingwood for ‘opportunities’.

 

 

Des Herbert

3 games Collingwood 1981 (8 games 1980-1981)

7 games Fitzroy 1981 (14 games 1981-1983)

 

Herbert played Round 8 for Collingwood and debuted for Fitzroy in Round 11. Along with Leigh Carlson, Herbert was traded for Warwick Irwin and played in the 1981 Semi Final against Collingwood.

 

 

David Johnston

2 games Essendon 1992 (41 games 1987-1992)

5 games Fitzroy 1992 (25 games 1992-1994)

 

Johnston played Round 2 for Essendon against Fitzroy and debuted for Fitzroy in Round 18. Johnston was drafted with Pick 9 in the 1992 Mid-season Draft.

 

 

Tony King

1 game Hawthorn 1980 (12 games 1978-1980)

4 games St Kilda 1980 (4 games 1980)

 

King played Round 5 for Hawthorn and debuted for St Kilda in Round 9. He was swapped with Mark Scott for Russell Greene.

 

 

Michael Lockman

3 games Richmond 1986 (4 games 1983-1986)

8 games Collingwood 1986 (15 games 1986-1987)

 

Lockman played Round 3 for Richmond and debuted for Collingwood in Round 15. Lockman also played for Sydney in 1988 for 11 games.

 

 

Stephen Pirrie

1 game Richmond 1984 (11 games 1982-1984)

7 games St Kilda 1984 (7 games 1984)

 

Pirrie played Round 1 for Richmond and debuted for St Kilda in Round 2. He was traded to St Kilda for Jeff Dunne. Pirrie also played one game for Essendon in 1985.

 

 

Alan Reid

1 game Essendon 1983 (45 games 1979-1983)

7 games Geelong 1983 (7 games 1983)

 

Reid played Round 2 for Essendon and debuted for Geelong in Round 8. Reid had requested a trade to Geelong earlier in 1983.

 

 

Rod Waddell

2 games Carlton 1982 (5 games 1981-1982)

4 games Geelong 1982 (20 games 1982-1984)

 

Waddell played Round 8 for Carlton and debuted for Geelong in Round 11. Waddell left Carlton, again for more ‘opportunities.’

 

 

Some prominent names that switched in the 1970s.

 

 

Gareth Andrews

6 games Geelong 1974 (136 games 1965-1974)

13 games Richmond 1974 (31 games 1974-1975)

 

Andrews played Round 7 for Geelong and debuted for Richmond in Round 8. He was swapped for Rex Hunt and played against North Melbourne two weeks in a row for two different sides. Andrews played in the 1974 Premiership.

 

 

Phil Baker

5 games North Melbourne 1975 (97 games 1971-1975, 1977-1979)

9 games Geelong 1975 (9 games 1975)

Baker played Round 8 for North Melbourne and debuted for Geelong in Round 11. He was transferred to Geelong due to financial concerns but returned to North Melbourne in 1977 and became a premiership player.

 

 

Bill Barrot

2 games St Kilda 1971 (2 games 1971)

12 games Carlton 1971 (12 games 1971)

 

Barrot played Round 2 for St Kilda and debuted for Carlton in Round 9. He played 120 games for Richmond in 1961-1970, including the 1967 and 1969 Premierships. Barrot was traded to St Kilda for Ian Stewart. He quit after being benched in the Saints’ Round 2 match and walked out on coach Allan Jeans.

 

 

Graeme Bond

1 game Richmond 1977 (115 games 1967-1977)

15 games St Kilda 1977 (56 games 1977-1980)

 

Bond played Round 1 for Richmond and debuted for St Kilda in Round 4. Bond had also played in the 1969 Premiership.

 

 

Brent Crosswell

1 game Carlton 1975 (98 games 1968-1975)

18 games North Melbourne (76 games 1975-1979)

 

Crosswell played Round 1 for Carlton and debuted for North Melbourne in Round 7. Crosswell played in 1968 and 1970 Premierships for Carlton and 1975 and 1977 Premierships for North Melbourne. He also played 48 games from 1980-1982 at Melbourne.

 

 

Allan Edwards

4 games Richmond 1979 (66 games 1975-1979)

11 games Collingwood 1979 (35 games 1980-1983)

 

Edwards played in Round 5 for Richmond and debuted for Collingwood in Round 16. He played 12 games for Footscray – his father Arthur’s side – in 1984.

 

 

Rex Hunt

7 games Richmond 1974 (113 games 1968-1974)

15 games Geelong 1974 (32 games 1974-1975)

 

Hunt played in Round 7 for Richmond and debuted for Geelong in Round 8. He played in the 1969 and 1973 Premierships and was traded for Gareth Andrews. Hunt also played 57 games for St Kilda from 1976-1978.

 

 

Mick Malthouse

3 games St Kilda 1976 (53 games 1972-1976)

9 games Richmond 1976 (121 games 1977-1983)

 

Malthouse played in Round 12 for St Kilda and debuted for Richmond in Round 14. Malthouse left St Kilda due to many similar players on the list and became a premiership player in 1980.

 

 

Kelvin Matthews

4 games Hawthorn 1978 (97 games 1972-1978)

8 games Geelong 1978 (58 games 1978-1982)

 

Matthews played in Round 6 for Hawthorn and debuted for Geelong in Round 14. The younger brother of Leigh, Kelvin was also a 1976 premiership player.

 

 

John Murphy

7 games 1979 (23 games 1978-1979)

6 games 1979 (9 games 1979-1980)

Murphy played Round 9 for South Melbourne and debuted in Round 12 for North Melbourne. John played 214 games for Fitzroy from 1967-1977 and is the son of Leo and father of Marc.

 

 

Stephen Rae

2 games St.Kilda 1973 (55 games 1969-1973)

8 games Richmond 1973 (20 games 1973-1974)

 

Rae played Round 5 for St Kilda and debuted for Richmond in Round 6. He was a premiership player in 1973.

 

 

Alan Richardson

3 games Richmond 1969 (103 games 1959-1969)

6 games South Melbourne 1969 (7 games 1969-1970)

 

Richardson played Round 8 for Richmond and debuted for South Melbourne in Round 13. He was a 1967 Premiership player and was father of Matthew.

 

 

Brian Roberts

5 games Richmond 1975 (78 games 1971-1975)

15 games South Melbourne 1975 (15 games 1975)

 

Roberts played Round 6 for Richmond and debuted for South Melbourne in Round 8. He was traded with Francis Jackson and Graham Teasdale for John Pitura. Roberts played in the 1973 and 1974 Premierships.

 

 

Ian Robertson

3 games Carlton 1974 (125 games 1966-1974)

4 games Footscray 1974 (4 games 1974)

 

Robertson played Round 8 for Carlton and debuted for Footscray in Round 13. Robertson played in the 1968, 1970 and 1972 flags and was a prominent Channel 7 commentator for many years on Friday nights.

 

 

John Scarlett

7 games Geelong 1977 (183 games 1967-1977)

10 games South Melbourne 1977 (29 games 1977-1978)

 

Scarlett played Round 13 for Geelong and debuted for South Melbourne in Round 14. John is the father of Matthew.

 

 

Robert Walls

5 games Carlton 1978 (218 games 1967-1978)

14 games Fitzroy 1978 (41 games 1978-1980)

 

Walls played Round 5 for Carlton and debuted for Fitzroy in Round 9. He won premierships in 1968, 1970 and 1972. Walls was captain in 1977 but had a fallout with the club in 1978 and quit. Walls also coached both sides later.

 

 

Wayne Walsh

8 games South Melbourne 1972 (63 games 1969-1972)

13 games Richmond 1972 (88 games 1968, 1972-1978)

 

Walsh played Round 10 for South Melbourne and debuted for Richmond in Round 14. He was a premiership player in 1973 and 1974.

 

 

 

 

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