Raiders five-eighth Jack Wighton’s decision to test his value on the open market has opened the door for a number of clubs to make a play for the Origin and Test star.
The 30-year-old veteran of 224 NRL games, 10 Origins for the Blues and seven Tests for the Kangaroos will test the open market for the first time in his 12 year career with the Dolphins reportedly in the mix to lure him away from Canberra.
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SIX potential NRL landing spots for Wighton after Raiders star’s contract bombshell
Will Jack jump? Wighton to test the market
Jack Wighton, Laurie Daley, Mal Meninga and Ricky Stuart – these are the players who come to mind when talking about Raiders players who absolutely put their bodies on the line for the club.
Wighton is the heart and soul of this current Raiders outfit, and the difference is noticeable when he is not on the field.
On Sunday, his never-say-die attitude was there for all to see against the Knights. It’s almost as though he is single-handedly trying to carry the Raiders across the line.
‘Filthy’ Jordan Rapana plans to keep nose clean
Jordan Rapana jokes he’ll be tackling opponents around the ankles for the rest of his career when he returns from his latest NRL suspension.
Fresh from completing a three-game ban for a shoulder charge that flattened North Queensland fullback Scott Drinkwater, Canberra winger Rapana admitted he was “filthy” with himself for letting his teammates down as they slipped to 1-3 for the season.
It’s far from Rapana’s first run-in with the match review committee. It was his fourth suspension in little over a year while he narrowly missed another ban for a high shot on Wests Tigers’ Adam...
