Colin Graham
Geelong
AFL career
30 games16 goals
- Debut
- R3 1939 v HAW6 May 1939
- Most recent
- R7 1945 v ESS2 June 1945
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Swan Hill in northern Victoria, Colin Graham was a handy forward whose league career was heavily impacted by the turbulence of the Second World War. He debuted for Geelong in 1939, but his momentum was stalled first by the era's instability and then by the club's decision to withdraw from the VFL competition entirely during the 1942 and 1943 seasons due to wartime travel restrictions. Graham remained committed to the Cats, returning to Kardinia Park when the team rejoined the league in 1944 to play his most consistent football as a regular senior player. While his final game tally was restricted by the global conflict, he served as a reliable goal-kicking option and experienced figure during a difficult rebuilding period for the club.
Profile
- Full name
- Colin J. Graham
- Born
- 12 Aug 1915
- Died
- 21 May 2000 (aged 84y 283d)
- Birthplace
- Swan Hill, VIC
- Deathplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Swan Hill in northern Victoria, Colin Graham was a handy forward whose league career was heavily impacted by the turbulence of the Second World War. He debuted for Geelong in 1939, but his momentum was stalled first by the era's instability and then by the club's decision to withdraw from the VFL competition entirely during the 1942 and 1943 seasons due to wartime travel restrictions. Graham remained committed to the Cats, returning to Kardinia Park when the team rejoined the league in 1944 to play his most consistent football as a regular senior player. While his final game tally was restricted by the global conflict, he served as a reliable goal-kicking option and experienced figure during a difficult rebuilding period for the club.