The Canberra Raiders will back Jack Wighton to fuel their own finals campaign despite a looming move to South Sydney supposedly designed to give him a better chance at premiership glory.
Wighton has spurned multi-million dollar offers from the Raiders and Dolphins to link with the Rabbitohs from 2024, sacrificing a ballpark figure of $1 million over four years to chase a title with close friend Latrell Mitchell.
The 30-year-old's name will stay in the headlines for a few days yet - because he has been named at five-eighth to face Wayne Bennett's Dolphins in Wagga Wagga on Saturday afternoon.