Raiders coach Ricky Stuart believes the Raiders are in a good position to retain the services of Jack Wighton after sticking by him through a range of circumstances since he was a teenager.
Wighton, who has an option worth $900,000 in his favour for 2024 that needs to be triggered by Round 10, will test the open market, with the Dolphins reportedly leading a host of clubs interested in luring him away from Canberra.
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‘Stood by him in all sorts of circumstances’: Ricky responds to Wighton’s Raiders contract call
‘We would go to the next level’: Could Wighton join Latrell at South Sydney?
Latrell Mitchell has urged Jack Wighton to consider a shock switch to play alongside him and Cody Walker at South Sydney, claiming a premiership is the last piece of the puzzle for one of the game’s most decorated players.
In the same week Wighton turned the NRL player market upside down when he said he would field offers from rival clubs, Mitchell said the Rabbitohs should be a potential landing spot for the Raiders star.
It’s unlikely the Rabbitohs would have the salary-cap space to accommodate Wighton, who will command offers close to $1 million a season, but it didn’t stop Mitchell...
Raiders' search for possible Wighton replacement begins
Keeping Jack Wighton might be their preference, but the Canberra Raiders' search for his potential replacement has already begun.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said recruitment was a constant cycle when asked about when they'd start looking to replace Wighton - given he could be gone at the end of the season if he signs with another club.
The Canberra Times revealed Wighton told the Raiders of his decision to test his worth on the opening market on Tuesday, in the lead-up to their crunch clash against the Penrith Panthers at Canberra Stadium on Friday night.
