To Melbourne
| Player | Year | From |
| Jimmy Aitken | 1898 | Carlton |
| Fred Whelpton | 1910 | Essendon |
| Otto Landmann | 1910 | Essendon |
| Vernon Hazel | 1910 | St Kilda |
| Mick Maguire | 1912 | Richmond |
| Fred Edwards | 1913 | Essendon |
| Alf Williamson | 1914 | Carlton |
| Jack Woolley | 1914 | Essendon |
| Bill Hore | 1919 | Carlton |
| Jimmy Sullivan | 1925 | Essendon |
| Billy Libbis | 1933 | Collingwood |
| Ray Niven | 1934 | Fitzroy |
| Stan Penberthy | 1937 | Footscray |
| Dave Newman | 1947 | Collingwood |
| Peter Schofield | 1953 | Richmond |
| Ivan Baumgartner | 1955 | Geelong |
| John Kerr | 1958 | Footscray |
| Henry Coles | 1975 | Collingwood |
| Ray Smith | 1975 | Essendon |
| Les Parish | 1985 | Fitzroy |
From Melbourne
| Name | Year | To |
| Les Abbott | 1912 | South Melbourne |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 1913 | Richmond |
| Jack Bristow | 1913 | Richmond |
| Algy Millhouse | 1913 | St Kilda |
| Bill Angwin | 1913 | St Kilda |
| Jack Watt | 1914 | St Kilda |
| Lou Riley | 1934 | Collingwood |
| Len Catton | 1938 | Fitzroy |
| Lou Reiffel | 1939 | South Melbourne |
| Bernie Neenan | 1942 | South Melbourne |
| Gordon Bowman | 1950 | Hawthorn |
| Herbie Matthews | 1964 | South Melbourne |
| George Lakes | 1972 | South Melbourne |
| Greg Wells | 1980 | Carlton |
| Michael Byrne | 1982 | Hawthorn |
| Glenn McLean | 1984 | Collingwood |
| Trevor Spencer | 1991 | Geelong |
Information courtesy of All The Stats