Campbell Graham

Campbell Graham (born 2 June 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Campbell Graham
Personal information
Born (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– South Sydney 69 34 0 0 136
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
2019 Australia 9s 5 2 0 0 8
As of 20 October 2019
Source: [1]

Graham has played for the Prime Minister's XIII.

Background

Graham was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to a Glasgow-born father and a mother from Coventry.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Coogee Wombats and Maroubra Lions,[3] before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He completed his Higher School Certificate at Marcellin College Randwick in 2017.[4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2016 and 2017, Graham played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team.[5][6] Late in 2016, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[7]

2017

In February, Graham re-signed with South Sydney on a contract until the end of 2019.[8] In round 22 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for South Sydney against St. George Illawarra.[9][10] He wasn't named in the original 21-man squad that NRL teams are required to pick a game day 17-man squad from, but was allowed to play after Souths sought and were granted an exemption by the NRL to include him after a late injury to Robert Jennings.[10]

Graham was named in Scotland's squad for the 2017 World Cup at the end of the season,[11] but withdrew in order to get a full off-season of training.[2]

2018

Graham spent the first few weeks of the 2018 NRL season playing for South Sydney's feeder side North Sydney in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. In round 9 of the 2018 season, Graham scored his first NRL try in South Sydney's 36-18 win over the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium.[12] Graham made a total of 16 appearances for Souths in 2018 scoring 7 tries as Souths reached the preliminary final against arch rival Eastern Suburbs but lost the match 12-4 with Graham playing on the wing.[13][14]

2019

In round 3 of the 2019 NRL season, Graham scored 2 tries as Souths defeated the Gold Coast 28-20 at ANZ Stadium. In round 19 against St. George, Graham scored a try after the siren had sounded as Souths won the match 20-16 after being down 16-14 with a minute remaining.[15][16]

In round 21 Graham scored a hat-trick in a 26-16 loss to Melbourne Storm at Central Coast Stadium.[17] He was selected at number 4 in Freddy's Team of the Week following his try scoring effort.[18] Graham made a total of 27 appearances and scored 14 tries for Souths in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached their second consecutive preliminary final in a row. Graham scored a try in the preliminary final against the Canberra Raiders but ultimately it wasn't enough as Canberra won the game 16-10.[19]

On 7 October, Graham was selected on the wing for the U23 Australian team.

2020

In round 15 of the 2020 NRL season, Graham scored two tries in a 56-16 victory over Manly-Warringah at ANZ Stadium.[20]

The following week, Graham scored two tries in a 38-0 victory over Parramatta at Bankwest Stadium.[21]

In round 18 against Wests Tigers, Graham scored two tries in a 26-24 victory at Bankwest Stadium.[22]

Graham played a total of 21 games scoring 13 tries. He played in two of South Sydney's three finals games. He missed the club's preliminary final loss to Penrith through injury.[23]

References
  1. "Campbell Graham - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. Walter, Brad (29 March 2019). "Burgess brothers line up flying Scotsman Graham for GB Lions". NRL.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. "South Sydney rookie Campbell Graham takes study break against Brett Morris' Canterbury Dogs". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. AAP (7 August 2017). "NRL schoolboy winger gets top marks". SBS News. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. "G". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. "Holden Cup NYC Under 20's - 2017 Round 7 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. "Rabbitohs extend contracts of three talented juniors - Zero Tackle". 9 February 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. "Updated team lists: Dragons v Rabbitohs". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. Media, NRL Digital. "LATE MAIL: Round 22, 2017". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. "Scotland add Two NRL Talents as Walker is withdrawn". RLWC2017.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  12. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 9 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  13. "South Sydney Rabbitohs 2018 season review". www.nrl.com.
  14. "Match Report". www.northsydneybears.com.au.
  15. "Rabbitohs steal last-second win over brave Dragons". NRL.
  16. "South Sydney defeats Gold Coast Titans 28-20, Canterbury Bulldogs upset Wests Tigers 22-8". ABC.
  17. "Munster monsters Souths as Storm all but seal minor premiership". NRL.
  18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCxq1jsfWJg
  19. "Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs". The Guardian.
  20. "South Sydney beats Manly in 56-16 NRL thrashing, Roosters and Canberra record victories". www.abc.net.au.
  21. "World reacts to Rabbitohs thrashing of the Eels". www.news.com.au.
  22. "Luke Brooks sent to bin for 'ridiculous' right hook at Dane Gagai". www.news.com.au.
  23. "Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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