'Punish the person': Players call for action on racial abuse of Wighton

Jack Wighton has been subject to racial abuse on social media. Picture by Keegan Carroll

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are calling on the NRL and police to take action against the racist abuse levelled at star five-eighth Jack Wighton following revelations he is bound for the Rabbitohs.

Wighton shared a screenshot of direct messages sent to him on Instagram on Wednesday, with the culprit calling him a "weak gutted dog" before labelling him an "abo c--t" just hours after South Sydney trumpeted Wighton's four-year deal.

The six-time Indigenous All Star reposted the offensive material with the message: "Stooping low here ... for what reason little coward".

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