[23] In the weeks following the draft, Richmond recruiting manager Matthew Clarke cited Graham's defensive running as a key reason for his selection in addition to his on-ball prowess.

[36] After Crows midfielder Rory Sloane kicked two goals and was influential in the first half, Graham was tasked with a run-with role on him for the remainder of the match.

He finished the match with a game-high three goals as well as 16 disposals and was one of only six players from either side to receive votes for the best on ground award, the Norm Smith Medal.

[38] During the 2017/18 off-season Graham received life membership to Richmond for his premiership-winning appearance the previous year, despite having played just five AFL matches.

Graham repeated the negating role he had been used in during the grand final the previous year, this time being switched onto Patrick Cripps in an attempt to quell the young star's influence after half-time.

[44] Graham and the club elected to challenge that decision however, taking the case to the AFL's Tribunal on the grounds that the hit was careless and not intentional.

[53] Graham recorded 17 disposals in the first three quarters of his side's win over Adelaide in round 16 before suffering a match-ending dislocated shoulder while tackling opposition midfielder Myles Poholke.

[54] Scans would reveal he had sustained some anterior labral damage in the dislocation and club officials confirmed he was set to miss up to a month of football despite avoiding the need for immediate surgery to repair the joint.

[55][56] Graham made his return from injury in round 21's win over Gold Coast, recording 19 disposals and a match-high 60 pressure acts in the 74-point victory.

[58] In the club's final match of the regular season, Graham recorded 20 disposals and kicked an equal career-high three goals, all of which came in the first quarter of that win over the Western Bulldogs.

[60] Graham finished the regular season averaging 62 pressure points per game, good for third best in the league behind only Dayne Zorko and league-leader Devon Smith.

[66][67][68][69] Graham was at full health in time to play in each of the club's two pre-season matches before featuring as one of Richmond's best players with 23 disposals and six tackles in a season-opening win over Carlton.

[75][76][77][78][79] He returned to VFL football with two goals in the Dreamtime match in late May, before posting 24 disposals and 10 tackles the following week and earning himself a round 12 AFL recall.

[85] Graham turned in a career-best performance in round 21's win over Carlton, laying 14 tackles, recording 22 disposals and kicking four goals to earn eight coaches votes as the second best player of the game.

[87][88] His performance earned him selection in AFL Media's Team of the Week while his tackle count set a new personal best and equaled a club record.

[91] His side eventually made a second-half comeback to win the game and earn a grand final birth, with coach Damien Hardwick saying Graham's effort to return "was simply incredible" and that his tenacity to play on would be remembered as a significant "chapter in (Richmond's) history.

[96] His side went on to win the grand final with an emphatic 89-point defeat of Greater Western Sydney in his absence, while Graham's replacement, Marlion Pickett, played a near-best on ground performance.

[100] Graham was a co-winner of the Francis Bourke award as voted by his peers and placed equal 16th at the club's best and fairest count that year.

[101] After off-season shoulder surgery, Graham returned to pre-season training on a light program of conditioning and strength work in early December 2019.

[106][107][108] Graham was recalled to AFL level when the season began a week later, and recorded eight disposals in a win over Carlton that was played without crowds in attendance due to public health prohibitions on large gatherings.

[123][124] He received three coaches award votes for recording 16 disposals and a game-high seven inside-50s in that match, which was played on the Gold Coast after Richmond and all other Victorian-based clubs were relocated following a virus outbreak in Melbourne.

[125][126][127] It was to be a short three-game stint at AFL level for Graham however, who was dropped after posting a career-worst seven clangers despite a career-low six disposals in a round 8 loss to Greater Western Sydney.

[129][130] Graham notched a personal season-best 23 disposals in an impressive performance against Essendon one week later, receiving a five coaches award votes as third-best on ground in a win that also included five inside 50s and four clearances.

[151][152][153] He was again second-best on ground in his side's round 5 demolition of St Kilda, earning five coaches votes for a performance that included 17 disposals, three goals and a game-high 12 tackles.

[157] Following the 2024 AFL season, the out-of-contract Graham exercised his rights as a free agent and signed a four-year deal with the West Coast Eagles.