Jaymie Wayne Graham (born 6 February 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Footbal ...

in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from

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, where he played for the Mines Rovers Football Club, 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 David Wirrpanda 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

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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

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, his 2010 and 2011 seasons were both hampered by serious knee injuries. In 2010 he ruptured his posterior cruciate ligament, 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 anterior cruciate ligament, forcing his retirement from the sport. In Round 2, 2018, Graham served as caretaker coach of the

after regular coach Adam Simpson was forced to return to Perth due to a family health drama. Prior to the 2022 AFL season, Graham switched to become an assistant coach of the Fremantle Football Club. He was appointed as the replacement head coach for the round 3 Western Derby against the Eagles, when head coach

Justin Longmuir Justin Longmuir (born 21 January 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. Longmuir played for Fremantle between 1999 and 2007. Playing car ...

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