Phillip Graham (born 21 June 1981) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played as a er and for the

Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby ...

, Sydney Roosters and the Gold Coast Titans in the

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Playing career

Graham played 2 seasons for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup before being signed by the

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 scored 68 tries in 111 games for Canberra. Graham should have had more tries to his name but his career was plagued by injuries. When fit and healthy, Graham was one of the quickest men in the game and had 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 played 23 games in his first season at the Sydney Roosters but missed out on playing in the

2010 NRL Grand Final The 2010 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2010 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 3 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. It was ...

due to injury. Graham 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. Graham announced his retirement at the end of the

2012 NRL season The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to spon ...

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NRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Phil 1981 births Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Sydney Roosters players Gold Coast Titans players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Redcliffe Dolphins players Rugby league wingers Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league centres Living people Sportspeople from Tamworth, New South Wales Rugby league players from New South Wales