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On the night of 26th of August 2006 the North Sydney Rugby League Football Club announced their TEAM OF THE CENTURY :

1. Brian Carlson (1957-62)
2. Ken Irvine (1958-70)
3. Jimmy Devereux (1908, 1910, 1912-13)
4. Greg Florimo (1986-98)
5. Harold Horder (1920-23)
6. Tim Pickup (1972-74)
7. Duncan Thompson (1916, 1920-23)
8. Gary Larson (1987-99)
9. Ross Warner (1963-74)
10. Billy Wilson (1963-67)
11. David Fairleigh (1989-99)
12. Mark Graham (1981-88)
13. Peter Diversi (1952-55)
Bench:
14. Sid Deane (1908, 1912-14, 1917, 1919)
15. Ken McCaffery (1957-59)
16. Billy Moore (1989-99)
17. John Gray (1975-77, 1981-83)
Coach:
Chris McKivat (1920-23)

I was asking myself what happened to Mark Graham (one of my favourite players) only a few weeks ago and managed to find the following on the internet:

"If anyone wants to know where Mark Graham is these days, look no further than the Japanese City of Osaka where he is the defensive coach for the Kintetsu Company rugby team.

The 47-year-old former rugby league legend, Warriors coach and Auckland NPC defensive coach is said to be on a very lucrative contract in a company described as one of the high-rollers in transport, rail, shipping and real estate throughout Japan.

These days Graham lives with his third wife, Jakki and two-year-old daughter, Grace, in a luxury 10th floor apartment in the heart of Osaka and he says he couldn't be happier."

The web site was:

http://www.xtramsn.co.nz/sport/0,,3986-2624845,00.html

Not sure of the actual date of this news but could be 2003.

Great site! Have just discovered it and will now enjoy browsing around.

I'm an old North Sydney Bears fan, feeling well and truly disenfranchised and forgotten by the new rulers of the game in Australia.

Best wishes,

John Low

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In the 1st test match between New Zealand and Australia in 1985 at Lang Park, Mark Graham copped a high shot from the Aussie second rower Noel Cleal,the Aussie commentator said there could be some retribution from the Kiwi's.

From the tap penalty who was the first man to take the ball up, Kevin Tamati, he steamed into the Aussies without any thought for his own safety, a very hard man among hard men

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You have a great site and you mention a number of players I have seen play, played against, and played on the same team with (Mark Graham for one....in his younger days he had a siamese cat that sat when told and fetched like a dog) and they were great years.

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I am Marks eldest daughter georgia, just to update you all on Dad's status he is currently on the gold coast and in the management rights business. But in a few short days he will be moving up to Gladstone. He is still with Jakki, his 3rd wife and his youngest daughter Grace.

upon searching for my dad on google i found many results. it made me cry and then i realised what a great player my father was and how lucky i am to have him as my dad!

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It was nice to see Mark's daughter writing to this site. Georgia, your dad was the best rugby league player i've ever watched. On top of that he was one of the nice guys of the game - hard as nails but never,ever dirty. He was the type who would sign an autograph for every kid waiting (including me) - he never acted like a star but he was one. There will only ever be one Mark Graham

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