Nick Graham (Australian footballer)
| Nick Graham | |||
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 Graham warming-up for Carlton in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nicholas Graham | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1994 | ||
| Original team(s) | Gippsland Power | ||
| Draft | 54th overall 2012 AFL National Draft, Carlton | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013–2018 | Carlton | 48 (11) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nicholas Graham (born 12 June 1994)[1] is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Career
[edit]Primarily a midfielder, Graham played his junior football for TEDAS in the Traralgon & District Junior Football League, and for Traralgon-Tyers United in the North Gippsland Football League, before playing TAC Cup football for Gippsland Power. In 2012, Graham won the Morrish Medal as the best and fairest in the TAC Cup, as well as placing in the TAC Cup team of the year and representing Vic Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships.[2]
AFL career
[edit]He was recruited to the Australian Football League by the Carlton Football Club with its third round selection in the 2012 AFL National Draft (pick No. 54 overall).[3]
Graham made his senior AFL debut in round 21, 2013.[4]
He was delisted at the end of the 2018 season.[5] Graham currently holds the record for most-dropped player in VFL/AFL history, having over the course of his career been dropped from the best twenty-two twenty-two times.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Senior Players List: Nick Graham". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Sam Darroch (10 September 2012). "Surprise package for football star". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Jon Ralph (13 August 2013). "The Buzz: How your top draft pick is travelling". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Carlton, Dons swing axes". The Advocate. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Blues delist four players after Trade Period".
- ^ Staff Writers (31 March 2021). "'Set the club back five or six years': Ex-Blue Nick Graham makes explosive claims about Mick Malthouse". ZeroHanger. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
External links
[edit]
- Nick Graham's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Nick Graham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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