Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are calling on the NRL and police to take action against the racist abuse levelled at star five-eighth Jack Wighton following revelations he is bound for the Rabbitohs.

Wighton shared a screenshot of direct messages sent to him on Instagram on Wednesday, with the culprit calling him a "weak gutted dog" before labelling him an "abo c--t" just hours after South Sydney trumpeted Wighton's four-year deal.

The six-time Indigenous All Star reposted the offensive material with the message: "Stooping low here ... for what reason little coward".

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ABC Sport

The NRL has confirmed the draw for the expanded NRLW season, with the competition kicking off on Saturday, July 22.

With four new teams joining the league, this will be the longest campaign since the competition's inception in 2018. 

North Queensland — one of the four expansion teams added to the league — will kick off the season when they face the Titans at Skilled Park before defending premiers Newcastle host the Dragons at Newcastle Stadium. 

Brisbane will face the Roosters on the Sunshine Coast, while Parramatta will host the Tigers, and Cronulla will face off against Canberra to complete round 1.

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The Canberra Times

Elliott Whitehead has shot down talk Jack Wighton is more likely to win a premiership at South Sydney, adamant the Canberra Raiders can win a premiership this year and contend for years to come.

Wighton is expected to take a pay cut of about $300,000 to join the Rabbitohs on a four-year deal from next season, knocking back million-dollar offers from Canberra and Wayne Bennett's Dolphins.

The 30-year-old five-eighth is yet to declare it publicly, but the sense is Wighton has taken a cut-price deal because he thinks he is more likely to win a competition with Souths.

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