Six-year-old Max Jamieson was inconsolable when the news broke yesterday: his favourite rugby league player, Jack Wighton, will leave the Canberra Raiders. Key points: Canberra's standout player Jack Wighton will join South Sydney next year The Raiders had offered him a lucrative deal in the hope he would remain a "one-club player" Fans criticise the disruptions caused by mid-season contract …
One-time NRL bad boy Jack Wighton was facing a possible stint behind bars two years ago. There was no one more prouder on Monday night than Wighton's long-time partner Monisha Lew-Fatt, who was watching back home with their two young daughters Ariah and Aaliyah in Canberra. NRL star Jack Wighton celebrated his birthday this year with a dinner date with …
Greats of the modern game like Peter Sterling, Allan Langer and Andrew Johns taught multiple generations how to be a brilliant rugby league halfback. But today the Raiders — like most rugby league teams — operate with their halfback and five-eighth occupying either side of the field in attack. Although Wighton more closely resembles iconic Raiders five-eighth Laurie Daley than …
