There were impressive signs of young Tiger Jack Graham’s transition to become a more complete midfielder in last night’s 2019 season-opener against Carlton at the MCG.
The 21-year-old, playing just his 24th game of AFL football, finished with 23 disposals, which was the second most of his career at Richmond to date.
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Included among those disposals were 15 uncontested possessions, and he had a total of 475 metres gained (the fifth most by a Richmond player on the night) – both those statistics underlining the emphasis he’s placed on improving his outside game.
Graham also had five inside-50s, four clearances, took seven marks and applied six tackles, in trademark style, to be one of the Tigers’ best performers in their 33-point win.
“They say that I’m a good defensive player, but it’s more working on my offense, which I spent a little bit of time on in the pre-season,” Graham told ‘KRock’ in a post-match interview.
“Instead of just shutting down the blokes, I want to get on my offense and get my game up and going.
“So that’s something that I’ve been working on.”
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