STRENGTHS:

+ Footy IQ
+ Clean hands
+ Skills
+ Composure
+ Defensive pressure
+ Endurance
+ Leadership

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Strength
- Aerial ability

Graham has a nice mix of class and smarts, which enables her to just do the little things right. Her footy IQ and composure under pressure ensures she makes good decisions with ball in hand, while her elite endurance ensures she can outlast opponents for four quarters.

If honing in on her smarts and skills side, Graham has shown she can play both in the middle and up forward because she reads the play well and positions herself effectively. Quite often on the turnover she gets into the right space to win the ball, and if there is a chance to force a turnover herself, she is right there in the thick of it.

Around the coalface, Graham is clean and precise by hand, and can weight her kicks to the outside allowing runners to get into space and begin transition forward. When in space herself, Graham is more than happy to put speed on the ball and sidestep an opponent on her way to goal. Sometimes she can run into trouble at different points, often dancing her way out only for reinforcements to arrive, so on occasions she could pick the right option a touch earlier, but Graham has also earned the licence to do so.

From an athletic perspective, Graham scored a 17.1 yo-yo test in the preseason, which is among the top few people in the nation. It is an elite score, while her sprint and agility scores were also goof without being outstanding. On-field she moves well and has great spatial awareness to maximise the gaps in congestion, and move accordingly to get free.

Looking at her improvements, Graham is not an overly prolific player in the air, and that should come as not surprise considering she stands at 164cm. Though as competitive and fierce as anyone else at ground level, Graham is not a huge aerialist even though she can jump. That of course goes hand-in-hand with needing to improve her strength as she is on the lighter side of draft prospects. If she can improve that area and become more physically imposing, it will only further help her impact on the inside.

In saying that, Graham is a tenacious tackler, and her defensive pressure is elite. Her numbers are off the charts, and with her endurance and work rate, she does not leave a stone unturned in order to win the ball for her side. Her leadership qualities are clear, named vice-captain of the Knights this season, and captained one of the Under 17 Futures sides last year.

As a whole, Graham's combination of offensive and defensive traits, as well as her natural footballing ability and huge endurance base, enables her to not only win the ball and be effective, but do it for a long period of time.