https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019...art--millward/
Good Vid to watch on talking about James Graham and his 400th game
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https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019...art--millward/
Good Vid to watch on talking about James Graham and his 400th game
I remember the pie brigade spouting that he would not last six months in Australia.
WTF do they know about rugby league anyway.
When you consider the way he's played the game, the way he carried us at times and the minutes he plays as a prop, to hit 400 games with such a long stint in the NRL is incredible really. There were plenty even on here who thought he would be done by his late 20s but his durability is ridiculous really. Will certainly be someone who is still talked about in another 20-30 years time
He is right up there with the best props we have ever had for me.
He’s redefined the role of a prop forward in the NRL over the past 8 years. Before he went to the NRL their props were nothing more than 15 minute spell battering rams. Now they play longer minutes and are coached to be able to pass at the line.
I think JG in 25 years time will still be in a club of one..... The only person to lose 6 GFs in a row.
That was a really nice watch. Good that Millward remembers his time fondly.
I remember thinking his best was behind him when he was at saints, he took so much hammer, long minutes, tough minute, all the knocks, I just thought he would be beat up but he has just kept going! I'm still surprised he can still walk let alone play as well as he does
I know hindsight is a wonderful gift with 20/20 vision but I had no doubts he would tear it up in Oz. Up there with Morley as one of the best to ply their trade in the greatest open prison there is.
Yeh I could have worded it better, I do think he wasn't exclllent when he left us, still brilliant, just that he had past the point of being on the way up and was entering the way down. I felt that every game was taking so much out of him that he couldn't keep it up
I was wrong
Hahaha. It's like the old saying, "don't argue with an idiot coz they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." So with that in mind I won't be entering into an argument with you.
Back on topic, James Graham is a class act though. He was when he played for Saints and he definitely is now.
I’d want him in my team every day of the week, phenomenal player. He’s running in to some proper defences over there as well so to play as many games as he has is a credit to him. You obviously get some incredible athletes in the NRL but his work ethic and his rugby brain set him apart from the majority of players I’ve seen. One of the toughest I’ve seen but arguably the most skilful as well.
Watson was one of my all time favourites. Ward and Reilly both very good players, but Watson is the only one of those three I would mention in the same breath as Jammer.
When Reilly was playing at Manly I lived in Sydney and watched NRL every week, at that time Brian Lockwood was rated as better by many of the Aussies.