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The Canterbury captain is contracted for next season, but the club's well-publicised salary cap pressures will require several players to leave. Newcastle have been watching the Graham situation with interest, but the Warriors are another club that can accommodate him.
The Kiwi outfit will have money to spend when Kieran Foran, Ben Matulino and Ryan Hoffman depart, as well as banking the money they saved by releasing Manu Vatuvei and Tui Lolohea before June 30.
The Warriors have been one of the competition's biggest disappointments in recent years and can benefit from Graham's take-no-prisoners style of play. There's also a belief the English international's experience will be invaluable off the field as the Warriors try to build a winning culture.
It has become obvious that change is required across the Tasman. The Warriors continue to underperform, despite having the Kiwis' spine of Foran, Shaun Johnson, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Issac Luke. While injuries have prevented the quartet stringing many games together, it is no excuse for the Warriors' lowly position on the ladder.
Graham is on about $1 million next year and the Bulldogs will have to pay some of his freight to make him an attractive proposition to rival clubs. Aside from releasing Sam Kasiano to Melbourne, they have been unable to offload any of their other stars on back-ended contracts. Greg Eastwood, Moses Mbye and Morris twins Brett and Josh are the players who can free up most cap space, but rivals are keeping their powder dry in the expectation there will be a fire sale at Belmore
One player the Bulldogs won't have trouble shifting if he becomes available is form prop David Klemmer.
The Warriors are also keen on James Maloney if he becomes a free agent. The Cronulla playmaker is contracted for next year, but feels he isn't being paid his market worth. Maloney made his name at the Warriors, helping to steer the side to a grand final during his stint across the Tasman. However, the Sharks won't be letting him go unless a suitable replacement – Storm star Cooper Cronk is the signature they most crave – can be found.
With cash to splash, the Warriors are after Graham or Maloney as their marquee buy, as well as a couple of additional recruits to bolster their squad.
