[8] He played in the final of the tournament at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), taking 2 for 34 to help Victoria win the match.
[6] His Shield form led to Graf being selected in the Australia squad for the second Test match of their home series against New Zealand, at a time when the Australian selectors were seeking an all-rounder.
[18] He did make his One Day International (ODI) debut against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in the first match of the Australia Tri-Nation Series which followed.
[23] The following season, he made two further ODI appearances in the second and third matches of the Tri-Nation Series against Pakistan and the West Indies, having been called-up to replace the injured Dennis Lillee.
[8] The following season, he made six first-class appearances, scoring 155 runs at an average of 19.16,[6] whilst with the ball he took 14 wickets at an average of 30.50;[7] during the season playing against Western Australia at The WACA, he took the only five wicket haul of his first-class career with figures of 5 for 95 in the Western Australia second innings, having taken 4 for 53 in their first innings.
[27] In 1983–84 he moved to Western Australia for one year, being selected to play in the 1983-84 Sheffield Shield match against Victoria as a replacement for injured batsman Wayne Andrews.
[28] In his only season with Western Australia, in which they won their ninth Sheffield Shield,[29] he made eleven first-class appearances, scoring 420 runs at an average of exactly 35.
[7] He also made four one-day appearances in the 1983-84 McDonald's Cup,[8] with Graf playing against South Australia in the final of the competition at the Adelaide Oval.
[32] After retiring, Graf continued to play Grade Cricket for St Kilda until 1999, making 243 appearances for the club across 24 seasons, whilst scoring 4,200 runs and taking 382 wickets.