Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton is at long odds to play against premiers Penrith next week after his brain explosion helped hand Newcastle a 24-14 win.
The Raiders No. 6 was placed on report twice by referee Gerard Sutton on Sunday but his 48th minute sin-binning proved the most costly.
Newcastle had just hit the lead — one which they never relented — when Wighton clattered the head of Knights halfback Jackson Hastings with his shoulder.
On the following set, Tyson Frizell crashed through the Raiders’ line at McDonald Jones Stadium to put the Knights on course for their first win at...