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Jason Taumalolo 'out for six weeks' in horror Cowboys setback

The Cowboys season has gone from bad to worse with star forward Jason Taumalolo expected to miss up to six weeks after an injury on his knee worsened. The Cowboys sit 16th on the
NRL
ladder and will now need to find the form that saw them reach last year's NRL preliminary final without their star forward.

Taumalolo has been carrying a cartilage issue over the last month. And the Cowboys released a statement confirming the 29-year-old will go under the knife later this week.

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Jack Wighton's shock Origin decision leaves selectors in the dark

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The Canberra Times

Coach Billy Slater is thrilled with the depth in Queensland's middle forward positions, with a quartet of rising guns catching his eye ahead of the State of Origin series.

Parramatta lock J'maine Hopgood and Canberra No.13 Corey Horsburgh are yet to play Origin but have impressed.

Tom Gilbert, one of the Dolphins' best at lock this season, shone in Game Three of last year's series in his Origin debut.

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ABC Sport

Canberra playmaker Jack Wighton has retired from representative football in what NSW advisor Greg Alexander has described as "a blow" ahead of this year's State of Origin series.

Alexander, who has communicated with Wighton via text, said NSW coach Brad Fittler spoke on Sunday to the 30-year-old, who said he was stepping down to "focus on club and family".

Wighton has played seven Tests for Australia and 10 Origin games for NSW in multiple positions.

"He has been a big part of the NSW side for the last four years so it is a blow. Jack is a great Origin player," Alexander said.

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