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South Sydney prop Tom Burgess claims Jack Wighton will be a perfect fit at the Rabbitohs, as the Canberra star decides on his future.
Wighton is due to meet with Souths officials on Friday after flying to Sydney to meet them.
The talks follow Wighton's discussion with Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett on Thursday, with the Canberra five-eighth using the Raiders' bye this week to weigh up his future.
The NRL's relocation to Queensland during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 was a tumultuous time for the entire sport but it also helped sow the seeds for South Sydney's shock bid to sign Canberra star Jack Wighton.
The Rabbitohs came from nowhere earlier this week to hit the front in the race to sign the New South Wales and Australian representative with Wighton's relationship with close mate Latrell Mitchell the driving force behind the unexpected development.
But Wighton's links with South Sydney go deeper than his friendship with Mitchell – they stretch all the way back to NRL's wholesale COVID relocation two years ago.
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Wighton would suit Souths to a tee: Tom Burgess
South Sydney prop Tom Burgess claims Jack Wighton will be a perfect fit at the Rabbitohs, as the Canberra star decides on his future.
Wighton is due to meet with Souths officials on Friday after flying to Sydney to meet them.
The talks follow Wighton's discussion with Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett on Thursday, with the Canberra five-eighth using the Raiders' bye this week to weigh up his future.