Luckless star's vow to teammates after injury setback

Injury-plagued South Sydney star Campbell Graham has vowed to teammates that he will run onto the field for round one next month despite breaking his hand at training last week. Graham, who missed the entire 2024 season with a sternum injury, is officially listed as "out indefinitely" after the training mishap. But Graham has told his fellow players there is no way he will miss the Rabbitohs' opening game against the Dolphins in a major boost to the club at the start of Wayne Bennett's second coming. The tall centre, who was sorely missed as Souths struggled for potency out wide throughout the 2024 season, has five weeks to get himself back into match-playing condition. He may even play with the hand not 100 per cent healed, with thick bandaging or a protective guard around the injury. "He has said he will be there for round one," a Souths source told Wide World of Sports. "It has been a frustrating couple of years for him and this has only added to his determination to be on the field with his mates."