Back at the club where he started his league journey back in 2003, the 35-year-old was given a guard of honour with the trophy in his hands.<\/p>\n
"It's hard to put into words," he said after the win.<\/p>\n
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"If you read bout it in the papers you'd think it was a cartoon. Unbelievable. You couldn't have scripted it (any better). I'm genuinely moved."<\/p>\n
Graham credited Australian St Helens coach Kristian Woolf for helping him settle in back at the club, and Woolf was full of praise for the veteran.<\/p>\n
"I've sung his praises all year. He is an outstanding person first and foremost," he said.<\/p>\n
"What he gets out of his body every single day, whether it's a training session (or a game), you see him rocking in on a Monday sometimes and you don't think there's any chance he can play on the weekend because he can barely walk, and he gets himself through it.<\/p>\n
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"He just gives us absolutely everything he's got every time he takes the field."<\/p>\n
As wild celebrations went on around him, the former Bulldogs and Dragons star glanced around the stadium for one final time, soaking in the experience of a phenomenal career.<\/p>\n
Graham played 224 games for St Helens between 2003 and 2011 before making the switch to the NRL where he played 135 games for Canterbury, before a further 52 for St George Illawarra.<\/p>\n
Tributes poured in for Graham after the match, with many praising him for his incredible show of courage over his entire career.<\/p>\n
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