Nick Graham (born 10 January 1974) is an Australian former

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footballer who played as a and forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the

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and the

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...

in the

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. He also played for the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

in the

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Background

Graham was born in

Caringbah, New South Wales Caringbah is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is south of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Sutherland Shire. Caringbah once st ...

, Australia.

Playing career

Graham was a club stalwart at the Sharks during the late 1990s, and up until the arrival of

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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. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

in the UK, Graham decided to stay at the club and try to win back his first-grade spot. He later left during the 2003 season to play for the

in the English Super League for the duration of the year. He returned to Australia and played his final season for the

in 2004. After only featuring in 10 matches Graham decided to retire at the season's end.Profile
rugbyleagueproject.org; accessed 30 September 2015.

Representative games

*''City:'' Played one game for city in Country/City Origin

Career highlights

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

References

External links

Nick Graham NRL Player Profile
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