Name Phil Graham Career start 2002 Weight 89 kg | Height 1.85 m Role Rugby Player | |
Phil graham intercept try vs eels
Phillip "Phil" Graham (born 21 June 1981) is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League (NRL). He normally plays in the centre position. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders from 2002 to 2009 and the Sydney Roosters from 2010 to 2011.
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Graham played 2 seasons for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup before being signed by the Canberra Raiders in 2001.
Graham won Canberra's rookie of the year award in 2002. In 2005 he was the Raiders' leading try-scorer. He played for Country in the annual City vs Country match in 2007. Graham has scored 58 tries in 94 games (61.7% strike rate) for the raiders. Graham should have more tries to his name as his career has been plagued by injuries. when fit and healthy Graham is one of the quickest men in the game and has an uncanny knack of scoring long range intercept tries. In Round 21, 2009 against Brisbane, Graham scored 4 tries, just one short of equalling the club record.
On Friday 11 September 2009, he agreed to a two-year deal with the Sydney Roosters, becoming new coach Brian Smith's first recruit.
Graham has signed with the Gold Coast Titans for the 2012 NRL season. He made his Gold Coast Titans debut against Wests Tigers at Skilled Park in a 15-14 loss. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2012 NRL season.