Six-year-old Max Jamieson was inconsolable when the news broke yesterday: his favourite rugby league player, Jack Wighton, will leave the Canberra Raiders.
"He instantly broke down … and he asked me why he would leave," Max's father Luke Jamieson said.
“He's a huge fan. He has every [Raiders] jersey and almost wears nothing else."
Players moving between clubs is hardly unexpected in today's NRL.