Nick Graham

[simon says]

Gday guys.Im a tiger fan and Im very glad we have signed this guy.I always rated him as a very good player,hard working and dangerous close to the line down the blind side.It seemed to me he played like a 2nd 6 down the short side and gave you extra options there.

Id just like to know from you guys what you think are his strengths and weaknesses are.Im assuming his weak point was he wasnt needed due to the Kimorley factor.Cheers.

 

[carinashark]

Great club man . Good tackler. Easy to read. kicks a bit to early close to the line. Suspect ankles. Getting on a bit.
Carinashark

 

[Nuffs]

doesn't pass anymore

 

[Alan Shore]

Solid defender. Oversells the dummy too much. Has a good kicking game though.

 

[fatshark]

Yeah started to get predictable was dropped for defensive lapses, still played some good footy for years though.

 

[bull shark]

Great tackler. Hard worker. A real team player. Good kicking game.

Can be quite creative. Went a bit overboard trying to prove himself when Sharks game plan defined only Kimmorley as creative. His major weak point was Chris Anderson's ego.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Just don't have any visions of him doing a Sattler and running down Todd Byrne. :lol:

 

[blacktip-reefy]

Well they will have Sattler to do that anyway.

Nick graham was an integral part of the Sharks defensive & attacking options for many years. It was easy to notice that when he was marked up on, as he was always targetted, the Sharks as a team struggled.
But he was always good for setting up a couple of trys a match & stopping a couple through early defensive reads.
He became a victim of the most stupid game plan ever devised in rugby league. Sorry second worst. Worst being train tracks( or Granville) as the parra players called it. But that was just a play. The ludicrous flat attack which infected our club for a year and a half was a game plan not for skill full players.
If Nick is fit, you will have a good buy.

 

[Special K]

He was rather bad this year. He should have been dropped and was. He took it like a man and moved on for himself. He will be a solid player for the tigers but not a game breaker from them I don't think.

 

[King of the Hill]

It's a bit depressing that poor Nick has to go to the Tigers.

I feel sorry for him, but yeah, he was quiet towards the end of his tenure at the Sharks. He has a good round the corner offload but his best was a few years ago.

Still, he was a crowd favourite, great clubman, very committed and a friendly bloke. I wish him the best of luck - he's going to need it.

 

[shadowboxer]

it was frustrating at the end of 2002 - he didnt step up, although he was not alone, he did dissappoint. I must say we will miss the bottle of sauce, but everyone moves on at some stage