Canberra supremos say the notion the Raiders can't win a premiership or sign elite players is "overblown" as they prepare to guard against rival clubs lacing offers with invisible third-party deals.
Jack Wighton has spurned multi-million dollar offers from the Raiders and Dolphins to link with the Rabbitohs from 2024, sacrificing a ballpark figure of $1 million over four years to chase a title with close friend Latrell Mitchell.
But the Raiders will back Wighton to fuel their own finals campaign despite a looming move to South Sydney, which is supposedly designed to give him a better chance...