Official Wade Graham

[snowman]

wade's best pass isnt a spiral, its a flat ball onto runners.
toops will be the benifactor of this pass.
as for his kicking, his long kicks are good, and his bombs are pin point, however i have never seen him grubber kick..... except the try he scored against us.
this is where tim smith or kelly need to get the repeat sets

 

[bluey]

He is a NRL player and young more than we have now so i am happy to have him.Tbh i would love him to turn into a jason smith type player he could play and if he does, once again he would be better than we have now.

 

[Jaz]

I <3 Wade Graham

It's his leadership that really makes a difference. He has a good passing and kicking game - wouldnt say great, but definitely good. He has a good mindset, doesn't seem to get flustered and keeps a level head. He actually impressed me most last night when he gave away a penalty - he managed to chase down Carney (over a short distance), bring him down, and as Carney offloaded/passed Graham went after the other bloke and caught him too. He ended up holding him down too long (the rest of his team would pretty much be offside) and got penalised for it, but it shows his commitment and the fact he goes the extra mile. I was impressed at least.

 

[snowman]

saw that too jaz, quicker than alot of people give him cred for

 

[Lumpy]

He looked real keen to get on the field last night when Lewis went off. It was hard to get a good feel for the kid however I liked some of the things he did. He looks calm and controlled which is what i like to see in a half.

Hope he comes good for us

 

[josh11223344]

I have absolutely no doubt he will go good.

Are we talking looks or playing style here.

Also if Wade Graham turns out to be Jason Smith like you suggest AB we are ****ed ****ed ****ed.

playing style.

 

[CrazyMatt]

What do you reckon guys, 5/8th or halfback? I know they are basically the same nowadays......anyway.....5/8th or half?

 

[josh11223344]

half

 

[Blix]

What do you reckon guys, 5/8th or halfback? I know they are basically the same nowadays......anyway.....5/8th or half?

He is a deadset 5/8th.

 

[snowman]

who cares what number they have on the back, just let the boys play

 

[Mr Wright]

He is a halve. So is AK. Does it really matter which one is 7 and which one is 6 is modern day. For instance take Soward and Hornby. Soward is the halfback pretty much and hornby is just used as another playmaker out wide pretty much.

 

[Mark^Bastard]

I reckon he's not a traditional half back but I reckon he'll excel in that position.

He needs to be involved a lot, he should touch the ball the most times out of anyone in our team next year.

 

[Henchmann]

No Smith - Kelly and Graham in the halves and give them some time to gel.

 

[Sharks'R'Us]

i reckon if kelly at 7 and graham at 6 it gives us a half style similar to the raiders and look how successful they have been

 

[Lumpy]

When do we get our hands on him?

 

[snowman]

november

 

[Ramzyv1]

He is a halve. So is AK. Does it really matter which one is 7 and which one is 6 is modern day. For instance take Soward and Hornby. Soward is the halfback pretty much and hornby is just used as another playmaker out wide pretty much.

The failure of Benji Marshall moving from 6 to 7 shows there is obviously still a difference.

I would put him at 6 because that is where he said he wants to play and where the current gap is. Keep Smith at 7 for now, unless Kelly or Porter train and trial excellently.

 

[Mark^Bastard]

The failure of Benji Marshall moving from 6 to 7 shows there is obviously still a difference.

I would put him at 6 because that is where he said he wants to play and where the current gap is. Keep Smith at 7 for now, unless Kelly or Porter train and trial excellently.

Benji still plays first receiver a lot though.

The difference is when he is paired with a good half he can choose when to inject himself more.

I think Kelly is the player most similar to Benji and Graham is the one that is more level headed and can just distribute the ball to the forwards appropriately etc.

 

[Mr Wright]

Ramzy is all depends on the game plan really. There is a reason why a lot of halfbacks can play five-eight and visa verca. It's because they have become so damn similar in the modern day game.

 

[Mark^Bastard]

Ramzy is all depends on the game plan really. There is a reason why a lot of halfbacks can play five-eight and visa verca. It's because they have become so damn similar in the modern day game.

Yeah the number on your back means nothing.

What matters is whether you're a first or second receiver and how much of the time you're either one.

It matters where you stand in attack and where you stand in defence.

It matters how good your short and long kicking game is.

It matters which foot you kick with best, and which way you're best at passing.

It matters how busy you like to be, whether you want to touch the ball at least a few times per set or only get it in good opportunity.