Wade Graham
2nd Row
Retired
Player Bio
- Date of Birth:
- 25 October 1990
- Birthplace:
- Blacktown, NSW
- Nickname:
- Wadeo
- Debut Club:
- Penrith Panthers
- Date:
- 20 June 2008
- Opposition:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Round:
- 15
- Previous Clubs:
- Penrith Panthers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Junior Club:
- St Patricks Blacktown
- Biography:
A NSW and Australian representative, Graham was a member of the Sharks’ 2016 premiership-winning side and sits third on the club’s all-time games list behind Paul Gallen and Andrew Ettingshausen. Tough, durable and skilful, he called time on his illustrious 16-year career at the end of 2023 with a total of 297 NRL games to his credit (42 for Penrith and 255 for the Sharks). Graham was at the forefront of CBA negotiations with the NRL as an RLPA Board member and has become a regular media performer on Triple M and the Fox Sports network. He loves to sneak in a game of golf and will have more time to indulge that passion after hanging up his boots following the 13-12 loss to the Roosters in the elimination final.
Playing
- Appearances
- 297
- Points
- 202
- Tries
- 50
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Linebreaks | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 2008 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 38% | - | - | - | - | - | 1,610 | 201.25 | - | - | 5 | 147 | 28 | 80.64% | 325 | 40.00 | 4 | - | - |
| Panthers | 2009 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 50% | 5 | - | - | - | 20 | 2,029 | 92.23 | - | 5 | 17 | 431 | 87 | 78.06% | 897 | 40.00 | 5 | - | - |
| Panthers | 2010 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 50% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 1,841 | 153.42 | - | 4 | 1 | 217 | 32 | 83.47% | 497 | 41.00 | 38 | - | - |
| Sharks | 2011 | 24 | 7 | 17 | - | 29% | 6 | - | - | - | 26 | 4,992 | 208.00 | - | 13 | 5 | 505 | 96 | 79.41% | 1,396 | 58.00 | 6 | - | - |
| Sharks | 2012 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 47% | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | 515 | 27.11 | - | 9 | 12 | 470 | 55 | 89.52% | 1,701 | 89.00 | 33 | - | - |
| Sharks | 2013 | 23 | 13 | 10 | - | 57% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 427 | 18.55 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 649 | 50 | 90.09% | 2,195 | 95.00 | 68 | 917 | 39.9 |
| Sharks | 2014 | 19 | 5 | 14 | - | 26% | 5 | - | - | - | 20 | 972 | 51.14 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 552 | 41 | 88.41% | 2,278 | 119.00 | 57 | 807 | 42.5 |
| Sharks | 2015 | 26 | 15 | 11 | - | 58% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 2,050 | 78.86 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 725 | 60 | 92.36% | 3,703 | 142.00 | 30 | 1,382 | 53.2 |
| Sharks | 2016 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 73% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 518 | 19.94 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 663 | 73 | 86.16% | 3,217 | 123.00 | 60 | 1,063 | 40.9 |
| Sharks | 2017 | 22 | 12 | 10 | - | 55% | 5 | - | - | - | 20 | 600 | 27.26 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 568 | 64 | 89.87% | 2,453 | 111.00 | 46 | 943 | 42.9 |
| Sharks | 2018 | 18 | 10 | 8 | - | 56% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 1,440 | 80.02 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 348 | 39 | 89.92% | 1,630 | 90.00 | 59 | 611 | 33.9 |
| Sharks | 2019 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 50% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 450 | 45.04 | - | 4 | 8 | 306 | 33 | 90.27% | 1,011 | 101.00 | 13 | 423 | 42.3 |
| Sharks | 2020 | 19 | 9 | 10 | - | 47% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 965 | 50.78 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 558 | 63 | 89.86% | 1,741 | 91.00 | - | 779 | 41.0 |
| Sharks | 2021 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 45% | - | - | - | - | - | 247 | 22.43 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 284 | 23 | 92.51% | 978 | 88.00 | 1 | 382 | 34.7 |
| Sharks | 2022 | 18 | 13 | 5 | - | 72% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 90 | 4.97 | - | 3 | 1 | 494 | 42 | 92.16% | 1,265 | 70.00 | 3 | 573 | 31.8 |
| Sharks | 2023 | 20 | 12 | 8 | - | 60% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 81 | 4.04 | - | 1 | 4 | 470 | 50 | 90.38% | 1,286 | 64.00 | - | 540 | 27.0 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Linebreaks | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 2008 | 2010 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 48% | 9 | - | - | - | 36 | 5,480 | 130.48 | - | 9 | 23 | 795 | 147 | 84.39% | 1,672 | 39.00 | 47 | - | - |
| Sharks | 2011 | 2023 | 255 | 134 | 119 | 2 | 53% | 41 | - | - | - | 166 | 13,346 | 52.34 | 26 | 67 | 164 | 6,278 | 689 | 90.11% | 23,955 | 93.00 | 380 | 8,009 | 37.8 |
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