Canberra Raiders NRL News

Canberra Weekly

Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell will aim to put an eventful weekend behind them when they are formally greeted to New Zealand and put through their paces in All Stars training for the first time.

The duo were arrested in Canberra in the early hours of Sunday morning after Wighton’s 30th birthday celebrations turned into a skirmish between the pair.

Wighton was charged with fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion direction, while Mitchell, 25, was charged with resisting a public official, fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion...

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Canberra Weekly

Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell will be free to play for the NRL Indigenous All Stars after the pair apologised for an “embarrassing” skirmish in Canberra which led to their arrests.

The duo were arrested on Bunda Street in Canberra’s CBD at 3.45am on Sunday following Wighton’s 30th birthday celebrations.

The NRL has confirmed the incident – described by the players as “harmless” – will not rule either player out of Saturday’s game against the Maori. 

“Both Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton remain available to participate in the 2023 All Stars match this Saturday in...

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The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders five-eighth Jack Wighton has broken his silence over his arrest on the weekend after an incident also involving Rabbitohs star Latrell Mitchell.

Wighton and Mitchell are due to face court on February 22 following an incident outside a Canberra nightclub on Bunda Street at 3.45am on Sunday.

In an ACT Police statement, it was revealed Wighton was charged with fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion direction, while Mitchell was charged with resisting a territory public official, fighting in a public place and affray.

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