Campbell Gray (footballer)

Campbell Gray (born 1 August 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A key position defender, he was selected in the 2024 mid-season draft and made his debut in the year following, in round 7 of the 2025 season.

Campbell Gray
Gray with Richmond's VFL side in March 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 22)
Original team(s)	Essendon (VFL) Keilor (EDFL)
Draft	No. 16, 2024 mid-season draft
Debut	Round 7, 2025, Richmond vs. Melbourne, at MCG
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Key defender
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	50
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2024–	Richmond	3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and state-league football

Gray played senior football at Keilor in the EDFL, winning a premiership with the club's senior team in 2023 before joining Essendon's VFL team in 2024.^[1][2]

AFL career

Gray was drafted by Richmond with the 16th selection in the 2024 mid-season draft.^[3]

He spent the remainder of that season with the club's reserves side in VFL, playing mostly as a forward and suffering a hamstring injury which ended his season prematurely.^[4]

Gray made his AFL debut in round 7 of the 2025 season, in the Anzac Day eve match against Melbourne at the MCG.^[5]