Jaymie Wayne Graham (born 6 February 1983) is a former

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). Originally from

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, where he played for the

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, Graham joined WAFL club South Fremantle in 2002. He was drafted into the AFL by the Eagles with the 40th selection in the 2004 AFL Rookie draft. He was elevated from the

rookie list in 2005 and made his debut for the club in Round 3 of that year against

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. In the 2006 season Graham emerged as a key fixture in the

backline and was named the Eagles best rookie for the year. He played in 24 games, missing only one game, the 2006 AFL Grand Final, making way for

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who was coming back from injury. He has also, on occasion, been moved forward and has kicked 13 goals in his 37 games. Graham won a grand final with WAFL club side South Fremantle in 2005, when they defeated the Claremont Tigers. Graham only played 5 games in 2007, struggling to overcome injury and a form slump. At the conclusion of the 2008 season he retired from the AFL, citing personal reasons. He continued to play for South Fremantle, playing mainly as a ruckman. However, after playing all 22 games in 2009, including the victorious 2009 WAFL Grand Final, his 2010 and 2011 seasons were both hampered by serious knee injuries. In 2010 he ruptured his

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, which prevented him from playing in the second half of the season. Despite this setback, he was named as captain of South Fremantle for the 2011 season. After playing his 100th game for South Fremantle in the opening round of the 2011 WAFL season, in Round 7 Graham had his leg trapped under an oncoming player and badly dislocated his kneecap and ruptured his

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, forcing his retirement from the sport. In Round 2, 2018, Graham served as caretaker coach of the

after regular coach

Adam Simpson Adam Simpson (born 16 February 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current premiership coach of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). A left-footed midfielder, his playing career for spanned fro ...

was forced to return to Perth due to a family health drama. Prior to the

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, Graham switched to become an assistant coach of the

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. He was appointed as the replacement head coach for the round 3

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against the Eagles, when head coach Justin Longmuir was forced to isolate at home after being declared a Covid close contact.

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WAFLonline profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Jaymie 1983 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Mines Rovers Football Club players People from Kalgoorlie South Fremantle Football Club players West Coast Eagles players East Perth Football Club coaches West Coast Eagles coaches Fremantle Football Club coaches