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Canberra Weekly

South Sydney recruit Jack Wighton has received a three-match ban after being found guilty of biting Newcastle five-eighth Tyson Gamble in Canberra's elimination-final loss.

After an 80-minute hearing on Tuesday, the judiciary panel, chaired by Geoffrey Bellew SC and comprising Penrith great Tony Puletua and former referee Paul Simpkins took 20 minutes to reach their decision.

The panel retired at 8pm to consider their sentence, with Wighton's defence providing a character reference from Raiders legend and Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga in their push for a two-match ban.

The NRL counsel suggested a four-match ban before the panel settled...

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LeagueNews.co

In a recent NRL Judiciary decision, Jack Wighton of the Canberra Raiders has been found guilty of dangerous contact.

The club's official website, raiders.com.au, has reported on the matter.

Wighton had pleaded not guilty but was ultimately deemed guilty of biting Tyson Gamble, a player from the Newcastle Knights, during the Judiciary hearing.

The incident in question occurred in the 46th minute of the match between the Raiders and the Knights.

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Debate has raged over Tyson Gamble's tackle on Jack Wighton that resulted in the Raiders star being banned for three games for biting in retaliation.

"That is extraordinary because you don't see that level of retort from a player to a judiciary chairman and certainly someone of Geoff Bellew's stature," Dave Riccio said.

Wighton took issue with Gamble's tackle being called an 'ordinary tackle' that happens a lot in rugby league in his hearing hitting back at the NRL prosecutor and he drew support from Paul Crawley on NRL 360.

"Fireworks at NRL HQ and Jack Wighton hitting back with, how many NRL games have you played?" Braith Anasta said on NRL 360.

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