Canberra Raiders NRL News

  • Raiders hit back at 'overblown' claim and stand by Wighton despite Souths move

    Jack Wighton will start for the Raiders this weekend. Picture by Keegan Carroll

    The Canberra Times

    Canberra supremos say the notion the Raiders can't win a premiership or sign elite players is "overblown" as they prepare to guard against rival clubs lacing offers with invisible third-party deals.

    Jack Wighton has spurned multi-million dollar offers from the Raiders and Dolphins to link with the Rabbitohs from 2024, sacrificing a ballpark figure of $1 million over four years to chase a title with close friend Latrell Mitchell.

    But the Raiders will back Wighton to fuel their own finals campaign despite a looming move to South Sydney, which is supposedly designed to give him a better chance...

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  • ‘Hurt’ Ricky Stuart whacks NRL contracts after Wighton leaves

    'Hurt' Stuart whacks NRL contracts after Wighton leaves

    Canberra Weekly
    ‘Hurt’ Ricky Stuart whacks NRL contracts after Wighton leaves

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  • Ricky Stuart laments flawed NRL contracting system.

    'Hurt' Stuart whacks NRL contracts after Wighton leaves

    Yahoo! Sport

    'Hurt' Stuart whacks NRL contracts after Wighton leaves

    Ricky Stuart admits he's hurting after star Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton opted to leave the nation's capital for South Sydney, lashing the NRL's "flawed" contracting system in the process.

    The Raiders boss confirmed Wighton had told the club on Tuesday he'd depart at season's end, the Dally M and Clive Churchill medallist opting to link up with distant cousin Latrell Mitchell and chase a premiership with the Rabbitohs.

    It leaves a gaping hole in the middle of Canberra's spine with the 225-game Raider a stalwart in his 15-year tenure at the club.

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