Dally M winner Jack Wighton has dropped a bombshell on the Canberra Raiders by informing the club he is placing himself on the open market for the first time in 14-years.
Wighton, 30, joined the Raiders as a teenager before developing into one of the world’s best footballers.
This is the first time since making his NRL debut with the club in 2012 that the NSW State of Origin and Kangaroos representative has gone down the path of contemplating leaving the Raiders.
The shock decision has surprised even some of Wighton’s closest supporters, who were of the belief the star five-eighth would take up an option in his current contract that immediately triggered an extension for 2024.