Campbell Graham (born 2 June 1999) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a or er for the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

in the

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and

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at international level.

Background

Graham was born in

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, to British-born parents; his father is from

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, Scotland while his mother is from

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, England. He played his junior rugby league for the Coogee Wombats and

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, before being signed by the

. He completed his Higher School Certificate at

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in 2017.

Playing career

Early career

In 2016 and 2017, Graham played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team. Late in 2016, he played for the

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2017

In February, Graham re-signed with South Sydney on a contract until the end of 2019. In round 22 of the

2017 NRL season The 2017 NRL season was the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, ...

, he made his

debut for South Sydney against St. George Illawarra. 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. Campbell Graham

Graham was named in

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's squad for the 2017 World Cup at the end of the season, but withdrew in order to get a full off-season of training.

2018

Graham spent the first few weeks of the

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playing for South Sydney's feeder side

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in the

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. In round 9 of the 2018 season, Graham scored his first NRL try in South Sydney's 36-18 win over the

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. 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.

2019

In round 3 of the

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, Graham scored 2 tries as Souths defeated the Gold Coast 28-20 at

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. 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. In round 21 Graham scored a

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in a 26-16 loss to

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. He was selected at number 4 in Freddy's Team of the Week following his try scoring effort. Graham made a total of 27 appearances and scored 14 tries for Souths in the

as the club reached their second consecutive preliminary final in a row. Graham scored a try in the preliminary final against the

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but ultimately it wasn't enough as Canberra won the game 16-10. On 7 October, Graham was selected on the wing for the U23 Australian team. Graham was called into the Australian squad for the

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for the injured Curtis Scott.

2020

In round 15 of the

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, Graham scored two tries in a 56-16 victory over Manly-Warringah at

. The following week, Graham scored two tries in a 38-0 victory over Parramatta at

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. In round 18 against

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, Graham scored two tries in a 26-24 victory at

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

2021

In round 8 of the

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against Canberra, Graham fractured his hand in South Sydney's victory. He was later ruled out for four weeks. In round 15 of the

, Graham scored two tries for South Sydney in a 46-0 victory over Brisbane. The following week, he scored two tries for Souths in a 38-22 victory over

at an empty

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. In round 25, Graham scored two tries for South Sydney in a 20-16 victory over St. George Illawarra. Graham played a total of 21 games for South Sydney in the

including the club's

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defeat against Penrith.

2022

On 5 July, it was confirmed that Graham would be ruled out for six-eight weeks with a fractured cheekbone. Graham sustained the injury in South Sydney's 30-12 victory over

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. Graham returned to the South Sydney side in round 23 of the

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against Penrith. Graham scored a try in the clubs 26-22 loss. Graham played 20 matches for South Sydney in the

including all three of the clubs finals matches as they reached the preliminary final for a fifth straight season. Souths would lose in the preliminary final to eventual premiers Penrith 32-12. In October he was named in the Australia squad for the

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. In the second group stage match at the

, Graham made his debut for Australia, scoring a

in a 84-0 victory over Scotland. In the final group stage match, Graham scored two tries for Australia in their 66-6 victory over Italy.

2023

In round 7 of the

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, Graham scored two tries for South Sydney in their 36-14 victory over the

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side. In round 9, Graham scored a

in South Sydney's 32-6 victory over Brisbane. Graham played a total of 21 games and scored 16 tries throughout the year as South Sydney finished 9th on the table and missed the finals. He was awarded the George Piggins Medal as Souths' player of the year.

2024

On 8 February 2024, it was announced that Graham would require surgery on his sternum and would be out for potentially half the

2024 NRL season The 2024 NRL season was the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, followed by a finals series contested by the top eight ...

. Graham played no games in the 2024 season as he would spend the entire season recovering from sternum surgery.

2025

On 4 February, it was revealed that Graham had broken his hand at pre-season training and was ruled out for at least six weeks.

Statistics

References

External links

South Sydney Rabbitohs profileNRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Campbell 1999 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league players Australian people of Scottish descent Australian people of English descent New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league wingers Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs players People educated at Marcellin College Randwick 21st-century Australian sportsmen