He's been playing this year without the greatest support. With Perry (and LMS and Puletua) next year, you'll probably see his carries go down and average metres go up.

That said, he's doesn't quite have the impact in the collision that Morley (or perhaps Peacock) has, but his appetite for work is asounding. He also has a smater passing game in a Lee Crooks stylee

If you go through the season and check how many timse Graham is on the scene chasing back after a break or kick over (considering his work in going forward) it really is impressive.

I don't buy into the "Burnout like Fielden" theory. Fielden's issuse were with form and mindset, not physicality and fitness imo.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

It's something I've noticed with Graham in those games, particularly late on, and it's cost Saints points. It's not just McGuire and Chase: Senior and Hudson targetted and benefitted from it too.

Saints fans will be able to judge if he's always going to be vulnerable to this, or whether if it's because he's shot late in games, late in a season where he's been overworked. Either way it's a bit of a worry.

He's still an outstanding player, obviously. We'll wait and see about the Fielden burnout. It didn't happen to Morley or Peacock, but at Graham's age Morley and Peacock were both still second-rows...

meh, i'm still pretty sure andy bracek will be the better prospect in the long run.

that was 20K not wasted, at all.

It's the game time that worries me about Graham from a representative point of view. When it comes to the Four Nations, how much is he going to have left in the tank?

How do you type it - ROFLMAO!?!?!

There is that. Also, if Terry Matterson and Ryan Hudson can work out things to exploit in his game, what are Tim Sheens and Cameron Smith going to do?

He'll be fine for fuel in the tank, and he'll get spelled more during the 80 to give Morley, Peacock and AN Other game time, so isn't as likely to be as exposed as you suspect.

Also, if what I suspect is true, Graham is more aware of any frailties in his game than any of us and is working to iron them out as we speak.

Totally agree that the guy is a Machine, will be sad to see him go to Oz at the end of Next season....

Fielden in his prime at Bradford was a better player than Graham.

I'm sure there'll be a few NRL CEO's wining and dining him during the 4nations in oz.

It's not set in stone that Graham will leave yet. Its up to Saints to offer him a deal he cant refuse. If he leaves at the end of next season he wont play in our new stadium. If he stays then i have no doubts he will the captain to lead us out at our new stadium. His also due a testomonial in 2014.

If he does go then it'a huge loss for not only Saints but for Super League. As for all the 'it'll improve England' bull*hit im not having it. We need to keep our best players over here. Im not paying £200 a year on my season ticket to watch our best players leave to the NRL. While we get their dross.

We have improved in the last 5 years by blooding more youngsters the fact Australia have the freakish backs ever seen hasent helped us at all.

Not really, the big hits on him have been mostly head high tackles to put him off his game. But he just gets up and carries making metres as the 4000+ metres prove this season.
He never goes '"missing" in a game, unless he's injured, he,s had the odd game where he's played semi-conscious for a short while..................but going missing No.