Tom Campbell Biography

Tom Campbell joins his fourth AFL club after signing with the Demons as a free agent after being delisted by the Saints.

"Tom is an experienced, competitive ruck, who we are excited to welcome to the club," Melbourne list boss Tim Lamb said.

"He is an outstanding character, and will provide depth and maturity in our ruck stocks, which has been a focus for us this off season."

Tom Campbell says he is immensely grateful to North Melbourne for giving him a second chance.

"The first time you get drafted into the AFL it's really exciting, but I think the second opportunity meant a lot more," Campbell said.

"I've got a lot of footy left to play and a lot to give and I just felt like I didn't quite get the opportunity to show it. For North Melbourne to show the faith in me and give me that chance, it just means so much."

Campbell says his relationship with former Bulldogs teammate Will Minson, now ruck coach with the Kangaroos, played a significant role in his move to the club.

"It's been fantastic to re-engage with him and work with him in a different professional capacity," Campbell said.

"I think he really advocated strongly for me and I came in and had a meeting with Cam Joyce and Brad Scott, and things moved fairly quickly from there."

Tom Campbell signs with North Melbourne as part of the new pre-season supplemental selection period.

"We obviously identified the need to bolster our ruck division and we are confident Tom can come straight in and will be a great addition to the team," Kangaroos head of football Cameron Joyce said.

"Tom adds further experience and his maturity and character will be a valuable addition to the group."

North Melbourne is set to pounce on discarded Western Bulldogs ruckman Tom Campbell next week in a boost to the club's ruck stocks.

As part of the new pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) introduced this year, the 27-year-old big man will be able to walk to Arden Street as soon as December 1.

While not being allowed to train with the club before the commencement of the period, AFL.com.au understands Campbell will continue his own pre-season regime before joining the Roos.

The Western Bulldogs delist Tom Campbell and Mitch Honeychurch.

"Tom and Mitch have shown a high level of commitment and professionalism throughout their time at the club," Bulldogs general manager of list and recruiting Sam Power said.

"We would like to thank them for their contribution to the Western Bulldogs, and wish them well for the future."

Shane Mumford could make shock comeback to AFL football in 2019 with his old side Greater Western Sydney.

"He's been our ruck coach. There was one training session where I think he touched up all the rucks, so we thought 'gee, we should maybe explore this'," Giants general manager of football Wayne Campbell told NAB AFL Trade Radio.

"There's a fair bit of water to go under the bridge, but we'll have a look at what happens over the next four to six weeks and potentially look at having Shane on our list for 2019."

If Mumford returns he would need to nominate for the draft, and be available to every club.

GWS general manager of football Wayne Campbell signs a two-year contract extension to remain coach of the club until the end of 2020.

Tom Campbell signs a two-year contract extension with the Bulldogs that will keep him at the club until the end of 2018.

Luke Dahlhaus is set to miss at least a month after injuring his left knee against Port Adelaide.

The midfielder hurt his left knee when teammate Tom Campbell fell into his legs during the first quarter of the clash with the Power.

"He's going to be in a brace for the next three weeks and we'll reassess him once that brace has been removed with a view to progressing his training and we'll update with a return to play from there," Bulldogs football manager Graham Lowe said.

Wayne Campbell has left his post as the head of umpiring to become the new general manager of football operations with Greater Western Sydney.

"Because of his personality and character, people really follow him, and you knew he was the role model and that was expected," head umpires coach Hayden Kennedy said.

"You're never left wondering what he thinks, and he also has a great balance between hard work, success, expectation and the ability to celebrate the successes along the way, which is really important."

With the Bulldogs just weeks out from a likely finals campaign, Tom Campbell is coach Luke Beveridge's present ruck choice and the 23-year-old is keen to keep it that way.

"I've worked my way in and I'm working hard to keep my spot," Campbell said.

"What I'm required to do is bring a really physical contest, help the midfielders out at ground level and provide a really strong contest in the air.

"It's a simple role, but it does take a lot of hard work."

Port Adelaide delists former Hawthorn premiership ruckman Brent Renouf, as well as defender Campbell Heath and small forward Cam Hitchcock.

Tom Campbell signs a new deal with the Western Bulldogs that will keep him at the club until the end of 2016.

"The club came to me and my manager at the end of last year and I was really keen to sign as soon as possible … It's a really exciting club to be a part of," Campbell said.

The Bulldogs are fined $10,000 for bringing in Tom Campbell to replace Ayce Cordy as a late change despite Campbell not being on their emergency list.

Tom Campbell makes his AFL debut for the Western Bulldogs at Docklands Stadium with 11 disposals (4 kicks and 7 handballs), 4 marks, a tackle and 28 hitouts in a 58-point loss to Brisbane.

Dale Morris' move to the long-term injury list opens the door for ruckman Tom Campbell to make his senior debut.

"He showed enough [to suggest] that he's going to be able to find the ball forward and be a good, strong ruckman for us," Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney said.

"Shannon Grant has got to take a lot of credit for Tom - he worked with him last year [and] did a lot of one-on-one work with him.

"He's a good young fella and he's fitted in well as a person. They love him in the weights room - he handles the work in there very well."