Wade Graham (born 25 October 1990) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for and captains the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for at international level. Graham previously played for the Penrith Panthers between 2008 and 2010 in the National Rugby League, and has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII, City Origin, Indigenous All Stars and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Background Graham was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia and is of Indigenous Australian descent - from Bundjalung people. Playing career Graham played his junior rugby league for Blacktown City and attended The Hills Sports High School before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Graham played for New South Wales under 16's and 18's, as well as the Panthers Harold Matthews and SG Ball teams. Graham started the 2008 season in the NYC for the Penrith Panthers before being called up to the first-grade squad, still as a 17-year-old in high school. 2008 In Round 15 of the 2008 NRL season, Graham was called up to make his NRL debut for the Penrith Panthers at against the St George Illawarra Dragons in the 13–12 loss at ANZ Stadium. Graham finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 8 matches for the Penrith club in the 2008 NRL season. 2009 In Round 4 against the Wests Tigers, Graham scored his first NRL career try in Penrith's 42–22 win at Penrith Stadium. Graham finished the 2009 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring five tries for the Penrith club. 2010 On 24 June 2010, Graham signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting from 2011 with a desire to play regular first-grade football from the preference for the halves combinations of Travis Burns and Luke Walsh by the Penrith coach Matthew Elliot limited the number of games he could have played. Graham finished the 2010 NRL season with him playing in 12 matches and scoring 4 tries for Penrith. 2011 In Round 1 of the 2011 NRL season, Graham made his club debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks against the Canberra Raiders at in the Sharks 40–12 loss at Canberra Stadium. In Round 4 against the New Zealand Warriors at Owen Delany Park in Taupo, New Zealand, Graham scored his first club try for Cronulla-Sutherland in the 26–18 loss. Graham finished the 2011