That hub pictured is not the actual hub on the bike its a spare of the exact same model that was easier to photograph.

When I mean play I mean something like this but a little less severe;


There is no play in the hubs once the QR is tightened , the wheel isn't loose on the bike. The play isn't between the sprockets , its the whole cassette moving as one laterally on the freehub body or its the freehub body moving , not sure yet.