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Graham Wright

Graham Wright

1988-1998
19

201 CFC Games Played

107 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
6 June 1968
Recruited From
East Devonport
Collingwood Debut
Round 1, 1988
Height:
178cm
Weight:
84kg

Biography

An ex-East Devonport (Tasmania) player whose non-stop running on the wing made him a menace to opposing teams.

He took a while to settle down in his first year, but by 1990 he went within a vote of winning the Brownlow.

In the same season he was part of a Tasmanian State-of- Origin team that beat Victoria then capped it off by playing in the Magpies’ premiership team.

Ankle problems hampered him the following season and at the end of 1991 he shocked the club by announcing he was turning his back on the game and heading home to Tasmania. Collingwood coach Leigh Matthews talked the gifted Wright into coming back.

After the 1993 season Wright contracted a debilitating disease that looked like ending his career, but he recovered over summer.

His career continued to be dogged by injury when he badly injured a knee in mid 1996 and had to undergo a knee reconstruction.

As he lost the edge of his speed in later years he became a handy player in defence where his trademark courage shone through.

He played one game of state football for Victoria and also for his native Tasmania, and later became one of the most highly respected recruiters in the game while working for Hawthorn.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1988-1998 201 107 8 54%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1988 23 38 24 204 90 21 294 19

1988 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Brisbane W 2 1 8 5 13 19 View match >
Round 2 Fitzroy W 4 2 11 5 1 16 19 View match >
Round 3 Richmond W 3 2 9 3 2 12 19 View match >
Round 4 West Coast W 2 8 1 9 19 View match >
Round 5 Carlton W 3 1 11 3 2 14 19 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn L 6 1 14 2 16 19 View match >
Round 7 Essendon L 1 1 6 2 1 8 19 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs W 0 1 7 9 2 16 19 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 3 1 9 4 1 13 19 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 2 11 3 1 14 19 View match >
Round 11 Geelong W 4 15 8 1 23 19 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda W 3 3 1 6 19 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 3 3 12 1 12 19 View match >
Round 14 Carlton W 3 13 5 1 18 19 View match >
Round 16 Melbourne L 10 1 10 19 View match >
Round 17 North Melbourne D 1 1 4 3 1 7 19 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 2 1 11 5 16 19 View match >
Round 19 Brisbane W 2 1 5 3 8 19 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 5 9 2 14 19 View match >
Round 21 West Coast L 8 4 1 12 19 View match >
Round 22 Geelong W 1 1 13 5 18 19 View match >
Qualifying Final Carlton L 0 1 6 4 1 10 19 View match >
Semi Final Melbourne L 1 1 5 4 1 9 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1989 14 16 9 150 65 23 215 19

1989 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 Fitzroy L 2 1 13 5 1 18 19 View match >
Round 3 Brisbane W 5 1 13 4 2 17 19 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda W 1 5 6 1 11 19 View match >
Round 5 Sydney L 2 6 4 4 10 19 View match >
Round 7 Western Bulldogs W 2 1 12 3 2 15 19 View match >
Round 8 Carlton W 1 1 12 5 1 17 19 View match >
Round 9 Essendon L 5 2 4 7 19 View match >
Round 10 Geelong L 3 3 19 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs L 1 3 3 2 6 19 View match >
Round 19 North Melbourne L 2 10 6 1 16 19 View match >
Round 20 Fitzroy W 1 1 14 7 1 21 19 View match >
Round 21 Richmond W 1 1 16 10 3 26 19 View match >
Round 22 West Coast W 1 18 3 1 21 19 View match >
Elimination Final Melbourne L 0 0 20 7 27 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1990 26 12 17 397 167 53 564 19

1990 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 West Coast L 6 7 13 19 View match >
Round 2 Carlton W 1 8 10 18 19 View match >
Round 3 Sydney W 1 21 8 7 29 19 View match >
Round 4 Western Bulldogs W 1 12 10 6 22 19 View match >
Round 5 St Kilda W 5 26 3 4 29 19 View match >
Round 6 Essendon L 1 18 6 2 24 19 View match >
Round 7 Hawthorn L 2 1 20 7 27 19 View match >
Round 8 Fitzroy W 2 15 2 3 17 19 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 17 12 3 29 19 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne W 19 5 2 24 19 View match >
Round 11 Brisbane W 1 14 7 2 21 19 View match >
Round 12 Geelong W 2 14 4 18 19 View match >
Round 13 Richmond W 1 2 14 5 2 19 19 View match >
Round 14 West Coast W 19 6 25 19 View match >
Round 15 Carlton W 15 4 3 19 19 View match >
Round 16 Sydney W 1 12 5 3 17 19 View match >
Round 17 Western Bulldogs L 1 1 14 4 1 18 19 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 21 9 30 19 View match >
Round 19 Essendon L 9 6 1 15 19 View match >
Round 20 Hawthorn L 1 13 2 1 15 19 View match >
Round 21 Fitzroy W 1 16 14 3 30 19 View match >
Round 22 North Melbourne W 3 20 7 2 27 19 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast D 0 0 21 6 2 27 19 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast W 0 1 14 9 23 19 View match >
Semi Final Essendon W 0 0 9 4 4 13 19 View match >
Grand Final Essendon W 0 0 10 5 2 15 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1991 13 3 3 173 93 33 266 19

1991 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 8 Richmond L 1 6 7 4 13 19 View match >
Round 9 Geelong L 8 3 2 11 19 View match >
Round 13 Essendon W 17 6 2 23 19 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 13 9 3 22 19 View match >
Round 15 Adelaide W 10 6 2 16 19 View match >
Round 16 Western Bulldogs W 1 20 8 2 28 19 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 20 4 2 24 19 View match >
Round 18 Fitzroy W 7 12 2 19 19 View match >
Round 19 St Kilda W 1 15 5 1 20 19 View match >
Round 20 Brisbane W 1 15 12 3 27 19 View match >
Round 21 Melbourne W 1 13 6 4 19 19 View match >
Round 23 Richmond W 1 16 9 2 25 19 View match >
Round 24 Geelong L 13 6 4 19 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1992 19 12 7 233 95 42 328 19

1992 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 Brisbane W 2 0 16 13 29 19 View match >
Round 3 Sydney W 1 0 13 7 4 20 19 View match >
Round 4 Essendon W 0 0 4 2 1 6 19 View match >
Round 5 Melbourne W 0 0 7 4 2 11 19 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn L 1 1 8 8 2 16 19 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 1 1 17 7 3 24 19 View match >
Round 8 Carlton L 0 0 11 6 1 17 19 View match >
Round 9 Adelaide W 0 0 19 4 2 23 19 View match >
Round 10 Geelong W 1 0 20 7 2 27 19 View match >
Round 11 Fitzroy L 0 0 10 3 3 13 19 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda L 1 1 16 8 2 24 19 View match >
Round 13 West Coast W 1 0 10 2 3 12 19 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs W 1 1 19 5 3 24 19 View match >
Round 16 Richmond W 2 1 6 3 2 9 19 View match >
Round 17 Brisbane W 2 11 6 7 17 19 View match >
Round 18 Sydney W 1 9 4 1 13 19 View match >
Round 23 Carlton W 9 3 3 12 19 View match >
Round 24 Adelaide W 9 1 9 19 View match >
Elimination Final St Kilda L 0 0 19 3 22 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1993 17 7 3 217 102 34 319 19

1993 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 17 10 3 27 19 View match >
Round 2 Geelong W 0 0 3 6 2 9 19 View match >
Round 3 Essendon W 0 0 10 8 3 18 19 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda L 0 0 14 6 1 20 19 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 0 0 19 6 1 25 19 View match >
Round 7 Adelaide W 1 0 9 4 1 13 19 View match >
Round 8 Hawthorn W 8 4 1 12 19 View match >
Round 10 North Melbourne L 1 1 15 7 22 19 View match >
Round 12 Brisbane W 1 22 6 3 28 19 View match >
Round 13 West Coast L 1 13 6 2 19 19 View match >
Round 14 Richmond W 16 4 2 20 19 View match >
Round 15 Sydney W 2 2 19 6 25 19 View match >
Round 16 Western Bulldogs W 1 9 8 1 17 19 View match >
Round 17 Geelong L 12 4 16 19 View match >
Round 18 Essendon L 7 2 5 9 19 View match >
Round 19 St Kilda W 15 6 5 21 19 View match >
Round 21 Carlton L 9 9 4 18 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1994 19 2 4 220 116 39 336 19

1994 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Fitzroy W 6 4 1 10 19 View match >
Round 2 Carlton W 14 9 2 23 19 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs W 15 2 2 17 19 View match >
Round 5 Essendon L 7 3 1 10 19 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne L 10 7 3 17 19 View match >
Round 7 Geelong L 1 11 3 1 14 19 View match >
Round 8 St Kilda W 19 13 2 32 19 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne L 1 18 7 3 25 19 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn W 1 12 6 2 18 19 View match >
Round 11 Adelaide W 10 6 2 16 19 View match >
Round 12 Richmond L 1 9 5 2 14 19 View match >
Round 13 West Coast W 8 5 3 13 19 View match >
Round 14 Brisbane L 12 4 5 16 19 View match >
Round 15 Sydney W 1 18 7 5 25 19 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy W 15 9 1 24 19 View match >
Round 17 Carlton L 8 14 2 22 19 View match >
Round 21 Melbourne W 1 16 3 1 19 19 View match >
Round 22 Geelong W 11 9 1 20 19 View match >
Round 23 St Kilda L 1 1 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1995 20 5 6 254 108 28 362 19

1995 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 Geelong L 0 0 11 3 2 14 19 View match >
Round 4 Essendon D 0 0 18 3 21 19 View match >
Round 5 Hawthorn L 0 0 9 4 2 13 19 View match >
Round 6 Richmond L 0 0 20 4 24 19 View match >
Round 7 Sydney W 0 0 15 6 4 21 19 View match >
Round 8 Fremantle W 0 0 8 8 1 16 19 View match >
Round 9 Melbourne L 0 0 12 5 1 17 19 View match >
Round 10 Fitzroy W 1 1 9 12 1 21 19 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 0 1 17 10 4 27 19 View match >
Round 12 Western Bulldogs D 0 0 7 10 17 19 View match >
Round 13 Adelaide W 0 1 15 8 23 19 View match >
Round 14 North Melbourne L 8 6 14 19 View match >
Round 15 Brisbane W 1 1 15 1 16 19 View match >
Round 16 Carlton L 1 16 2 4 18 19 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 8 2 1 10 19 View match >
Round 18 Geelong W 13 2 3 15 19 View match >
Round 19 Essendon L 1 16 4 2 20 19 View match >
Round 20 Hawthorn W 1 1 13 10 2 23 19 View match >
Round 21 Richmond L 0 0 11 2 13 19 View match >
Round 22 Sydney L 1 0 13 6 1 19 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1996 13 5 4 145 53 12 198 19

1996 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Carlton L 1 6 7 3 13 19 View match >
Round 2 Melbourne W 10 4 1 14 19 View match >
Round 3 Sydney L 1 1 20 2 1 22 19 View match >
Round 4 Fremantle W 12 4 1 16 19 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 0 0 11 5 1 16 19 View match >
Round 6 Adelaide W 1 13 1 1 14 19 View match >
Round 7 St Kilda L 1 10 6 16 19 View match >
Round 8 Brisbane L 10 2 10 19 View match >
Round 9 Geelong L 17 6 1 23 19 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 2 1 9 5 14 19 View match >
Round 11 West Coast L 13 7 20 19 View match >
Round 12 Carlton L 1 13 6 19 19 View match >
Round 13 Richmond L 1 1 1 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1997 18 6 3 167 73 16 240 19

1997 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 St Kilda L 7 3 10 19 View match >
Round 4 Carlton L 10 8 1 18 19 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 1 1 7 6 1 13 19 View match >
Round 6 Adelaide W 14 10 24 19 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 1 10 4 1 14 19 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs W 1 11 2 13 19 View match >
Round 9 Sydney L 1 9 3 2 12 19 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn L 1 9 5 2 14 19 View match >
Round 11 Richmond L 10 10 19 View match >
Round 12 West Coast L 2 2 19 View match >
Round 13 Brisbane L 9 3 12 19 View match >
Round 14 Geelong L 8 3 1 11 19 View match >
Round 15 Fremantle W 1 15 6 1 21 19 View match >
Round 16 Port Adelaide L 13 4 1 17 19 View match >
Round 17 Melbourne W 12 8 3 20 19 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda L 1 7 2 7 19 View match >
Round 19 Carlton L 1 12 8 1 20 19 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 2 2 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1998 19 1 4 173 98 19 271 19

1998 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Hawthorn W 0 0 11 10 3 21 19 View match >
Round 2 West Coast L 9 2 1 11 19 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs L 1 17 3 20 19 View match >
Round 4 Richmond W 16 2 18 19 View match >
Round 5 Essendon W 1 1 10 5 2 15 19 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 1 18 6 24 19 View match >
Round 7 Sydney L 7 4 1 11 19 View match >
Round 8 Melbourne L 9 5 2 14 19 View match >
Round 9 Port Adelaide L 3 4 7 19 View match >
Round 10 Fremantle W 1 1 2 19 View match >
Round 11 North Melbourne L 5 6 11 19 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda L 9 14 1 23 19 View match >
Round 13 Adelaide L 9 4 4 13 19 View match >
Round 14 Brisbane L 6 7 13 19 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 3 5 8 19 View match >
Round 18 Western Bulldogs L 3 5 2 8 19 View match >
Round 20 Essendon L 13 4 2 17 19 View match >
Round 21 Carlton L 12 5 17 19 View match >
Round 22 Sydney L 1 12 6 1 18 19 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 201 107 84 2333 1060 320 3393
Avg/Game   0.53 0.42 11.61 5.27 1.59 16.88
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

910

Draft
1987 National AFL Draft by Collingwood
Total AFL Games
201
Total AFL Goals
107
CFC Debut
Round 1, 1988
CFC Last Game
Round 22, 1998
Recruited From
East Devonport
Full Name
Graham Wright

Awards

  • All Australian
    1990
  • Life Members
    1998
  • x2
    Best Finals Player (Bob Rose Award)
    1989, 1992
  • Best First Year Player (Harry Collier Trophy)
    1988
  • Best Clubman (Darren Millane Memorial Trophy)
    1998
  • Third Best and Fairest (J.J. Joyce Trophy)
    1990
  • Premiership
    1990
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