Canberra Raiders, unexpectedly leading the competition, defy predictions after Wighton's departure for South Sydney.
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When Jack Wighton quit the Raiders to join South Sydney in search of a premiership at the end of 2023 most people thought Canberra were moving into a rebuild and were years away from challenging for a title.
Unsung and unfashionable the Canberra Raiders are undoubtedly the best story of the season sitting on top off the competition with eight rounds of the regular season remaining.
This is a side who plenty of us predicted were more likely to be battling to avoid the wooden spoon rather than opening a premiership window.