The NRL must investigate whether the Rabbitohs have illegally structured Jack Wighton’s ew deal which will see him take a $300,000 pay cut next season.
That’s according to NRL 360 co-host Paul Kent who also called the salary cap “a joke” in the wake of
Wighton’s shock move from Canberra to South Sydney.
NRL clubs are not allowed to ‘back-end’ deals which means they pay a player unders in the first part of their contract and overs at the end of it.
‘The salary cap is a joke’: Kenty questions if Wighton’s new contract is ‘illegal’
Raiders legend Jack Wighton's switch to South Sydney shocks and disappoints Canberra fans
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.'I'll bash my body for this club': Wighton opens up about decision to leave Raiders
Raiders superstar Jack Wighton has opened up about his agonising decision to leave Canberra, declaring: "it's my job to bash my body for the club and the fans" in every game for the rest of the season.
In his first interview since he shocked the rugby league world, Wighton said he had been inundated with messages of support after he told the Raiders he was leaving the club at the end of the year.
The 30-year-old is set to sacrifice up to $1 million by turning down Canberra's $4.4 million offer to instead sign with South Sydney on a bargain deal for one of the best players in the game.
