Raiders star Jack Wighton will test his value on the open market for next season and there’s a concern that could “tarnish” his relationship with coach Ricky Stuart — even if he ends up staying in Canberra.
Wighton has an option in his favour for 2024, however it was revealed on Tuesday that
he is going to the open market
for the first time since joining the club as a teenager.
It comes after he dodged a question about his future in an interview following the Raiders’ Round 3 win over the Sharks.
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Wighton shocks Raiders with transfer bombshell
Dally M winner Jack Wighton has dropped a bombshell on the Canberra Raiders by informing the club he is placing himself on the open market for the first time in 14-years.
Wighton, 30, joined the Raiders as a teenager before developing into one of the world’s best footballers.
This is the first time since making his NRL debut with the club in 2012 that the NSW State of Origin and Kangaroos representative has gone down the path of contemplating leaving the Raiders.
The shock decision has surprised even some of Wighton’s closest supporters, who were of the belief the star five-eighth would take up an option in his current contract that immediately triggered an extension for 2024.
