Canberra Raiders NRL News

Seven Sport

Jack Wighton could be on the move for the first time in his NRL career after telling Canberra he plans to test the open market.

CEO Don Furner acknowledged it could be the five-eighth’s last big contract and encouraged him to consider his options.

“Jack has been incredibly loyal to the Raiders over 14 seasons and never tested himself on the market, he has always committed to this club,” Furner told AAP.

“Jack has a very young family, and this could be his last contract, so he should make sure he is absolutely 100 per cent comfortable with his decision.

“The Raiders will do whatever we can to keep Jack a one-club player and will continue to talk to his management about a package to retain him.”

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Perth Now

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 Doueihi in this year's trials.

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The Daily Telegraph

Jack Wighton dropped a bombshell on the Raiders by informing the club he is placing himself on the open market — and rival clubs are ready to pounce on the Dally M Winner.

The Dolphins, Wests Tigers and Parramatta have emerged as the most potent threat to Canberra’s hopes of keeping Jack Wighton.

The former Dally M winner has dropped a bombshell on the Raiders by informing the club he is placing himself on the open market for the first time in 14 years.

Fox Sports’ James Hooper revealed Wighton has already spoken to Dolphins officials about the prospect of joining the NRL’s 17th team in 2024.

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