Canberra Raiders fans will hit the alarm clock a few times on Wednesday morning trying to delay a nightmare becoming a reality.
Did the Green Machine's best player really just sacrifice $1 million because he thinks he's a better chance of winning a premiership elsewhere? Did he really walk out on the club that stood by him when no one else would?
He did. And Jack Wighton's decision to turn down a $4.4 million offer from Canberra to instead sign with the South Sydney Rabbitohs is a kick in the guts for the Raiders and their hardcore supporters.