Chantelle Graham
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| Born | 25 November 1995 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chantelle Graham (born 25 November 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Her positions are second-row and lock. She previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Background
[edit]Graham was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. She grew up playing league tag, touch football and Oztag.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]In 2015, Graham played for the Wyong Roos league tag team.[3] In 2017 and 2018, she played for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League.[4][5] She also spent time playing for the Aberglasslyn Ants.[6] In 2019, she represented the CRL Newcastle[7] and Central Coast Roosters sides.[8] In 2020, she represented the Newcastle and Hunter side in the Women's Country Championships.[9] In 2021, she played for the Newcastle Maitland Region Knights representative side.[10][11] In November 2021, she joined the Newcastle Knights' inaugural NRLW squad.[12] In December 2021, she received the Country Women's Player of the Year award.[13]
2022
[edit]In round 5 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Graham made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans.[14] She played in 1 match for the Knights, before parting ways with the club at the end of the season.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chantelee Graham - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Get to know: Chantelle Graham". Newcastle Knights. 21 January 2022.
- ^ "CCDRL Round 5 Wash" (PDF). Central Coast Rugby League. August 2015.
- ^ Hartshorn, Michael (7 March 2017). "Six Pickers named in Rebels' squads". The Maitland Mercury.
- ^ "Finals Week 3" (PDF). Newcastle Rugby League. September 2018.
- ^ Tigani, Alex (7 January 2019). "Newcastle squad looks forward to Singleton's Ford". The Singleton Argus.
- ^ "HNWP Team List - Sharks v CRL Newcastle". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Wyong Roos - Roos In CCR Women's Rugby League Rep Squad". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "TEAM LISTS | Women's Country Championships Round 2". New South Wales Rugby League. 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Bulls bank on stars to help defend title in GF". New South Wales Rugby League. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's tackle side leading Knights' charge". 6 May 2021.
- ^ "History confirmed: Knights announce first NRLW signings". Newcastle Knights. 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Country Mens [sic] and Womens [sic] Player of the Year | Brad Fittler Medal 2021" – via www.nswrl.com.au.
- ^ "Squad Update: Multiple changes made to NRLW squad". Newcastle Knights. 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.