Nick Graham (rugby league)

Nick Graham (born 10 January 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a lock and second-row forward in the 1990s and 2000s.

Nick Graham
Personal information
Full nameNick Graham
Born (1974-10-01) 1 October 1974 (age 50)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–03 Cronulla-Sutherland 134 16 0 0 64
2003 Wigan Warriors 14 2 0 0 8
2004 Wests Tigers 10 0 0 0 0
Total 158 18 0 0 72
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002 City Origin 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 22 January 2019

He played for the Wests Tigers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He also played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

Background

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Graham was born in Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

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Graham was a club stalwart at the Sharks during the late 1990s, and up until the arrival of Chris Anderson at the club at the beginning of 2003. Nick Graham was controversially axed by Anderson alongside fellow Sharks club stalwart Dean Treister only five matches into the season. While Treister left the club to play for Hull F.C. in the UK, Graham decided to stay at the club and try to win back his first-grade spot.[1][2]

He later left during the 2003 season to play for the Wigan Warriors in the English Super League for the duration of the year.[3] He returned to Australia and played his final season for the Wests Tigers in 2004. After only featuring in 10 matches Graham decided to retire at the season's end.[4]

Representative games

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  • City: Played one game for city in Country/City Origin

Career highlights

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  • Junior Club: De La Salle (Cronulla)
  • Career Stats: 145 career games to date scoring 16 tries

References

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  1. ^ Profile, smh.com.au; accessed 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ "A history of heartbreak: Cronulla Sharks' tale of woe in NRL finals". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ Profile, rugbyleagueproject.org; accessed 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ Profile, rugbyleagueproject.org; accessed 30 September 2015.
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