The Raiders have reportedly been left fuming over
Jack Wighton’s new deal with rival club the Rabbitohs
, with Canberra said to have lodged a formal complaint with the NRL over it.
That is according to
News Corp
, with a report on Tuesday evening revealing that Raiders bosses had made the complaint to NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo.
Abdo confirmed to News Corp that Wighton’s deal will be looked at.
Raging Raiders take ‘unprecedented step’, demand NRL probe Wighton’s Bunnies deal
'The wheels are still working': Savage to continue comeback through Raiders reserves
The wheels are working, but Xavier Savage will have to roll them out in the Canberra Raiders reserves at least one more time.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has opted to stick with the side that's won back-to-back games for their clash against the Dolphins at Wagga Wagga on Saturday.
Savage will play fullback against South Sydney in the curtain raiser, with Sebastian Kris to keep hold of the No.1 jersey in the NRL.
Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton signs with South Sydney Rabbitohs
Star Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton will join South Sydney in 2024 after shunning lucrative offers from the Dolphins and Raiders in the pursuit of premiership success.
Wighton is set to add firepower to the Rabbitohs' lethal left edge by beginning his four-year contract at centre, the position he most frequently played in his 10-game State of Origin career.
Wighton could return to the halves once Cody Walker retires. The Souths five-eighth is contracted until the end of the 2025 season, by which time he will be 35.
Wighton's future had been the subject of intense interest since late last month when the 2020 Dally M Medallist told the Raiders he would test the open market for the first...
