Campbell Graham's NRL-high 11 tries have played a significant role in South Sydney’s start to the year and propelled him into Origin contention. Find out how shifting over to the right edge has changed his game.
Paul ‘Fatty’ Vautin, a former Queensland Maroons captain, pleaded with Freddy Fittler to pick Campbell Graham in his New South Wales Blues squad for the 2023 State of Origin series during the call.
The 23-year-old's NRL-high 11 tries have played a significant role in South Sydney’s start to the year and propelled him into Origin contention, but the signs of this calibre of player have been there for a little while now.Graham has certainly improved on what was already a fairly successful 2022 campaign. He finished last season scoring five tries in 20 games while averaging 143 metres, 3.4 tackle breaks and 18.
Souths scored 48% of their tries down the left edge in 2022. Still averaging 24 points per game as they did last season, Souths have scored 55% of their tries down the right edge to start 2023. The tries have followed Graham from the left edge to the right, meaning that rather than being part of the build-up, he’s now the cherry on top.
At 197cm and 95kg, Graham is a big body and he knows how to use it. He began his career in the centres with a defensive focus and quickly became one of the best defensive centres in the game. Incredibly strong and able to stand and stick to the tackle, he made his most notable impact in a high-scoring Rabbitohs side without the ball last season but still played his part in South Sydney's lethal left edge.
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