Wayne Bennett has confirmed he met with Jack Wighton in Brisbane as the Dolphins coach now plays the waiting game after tabling a four-year offer said to be worth $4 million a season.
It comes after
foxsports.com.au
revealed on Thursday that the Raiders star had been
spotted at Brisbane airport.
“Yes I met with him and we’re like everybody else now, I will wait and see what Jack chooses,” Bennett told
The Daily Telegraph
.
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Tom Burgess says Jack Wighton would suit the Rabbitohs to a tee after getting to know the Raiders five-eighth while the clubs were locked down in Queensland hubs during the 2021 Covid-affected season.
Wighton’s future is one of the hottest topics in rugby league right now, with the Raiders and Dolphins seemingly locked in a bidding war, only for Souths to emerge as the frontrunners to secure his services for next year.
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The Mole: 'Biggest gun of all' woos Jack Wighton over breakfast in latest contract twist
Souths have brought in the biggest gun of all in the battle to sign star Canberra utility back Jack Wighton.
Match-winning fullback Latrell Mitchell - fresh from his stunning display for the Bunnies against premiers Penrith on Thursday night - held a top secret meeting with the Raiders star on Friday morning.
Wide World of Sports spies spotted the pair having breakfast at The Grounds of Alexandria in inner Sydney around 8am.
