The jack wighton hype

[soc123_au]

If I was Canberra Id let him test his value, he may get a bit of a shock

Fun Fact: the Raiders have won 8 of the last 10 games he's missed

8 of 11 now. His value is climbing.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Can someone explain how this clown is talked up for origin ??

He's a f**king nuffy in the Matt Gafa mould.

He's Blake Ayshford like in quality

Imagine comparing Gafa and Wighton. One is the best 5/8 the Green Machine have had post Loz, the other is some joker who nicked a Dally M and CC medal

 

[Munky]

Imagine comparing Gafa and Wighton. One is the best 5/8 the Green Machine have had post Loz, the other is some joker who nicked a Dally M and CC medal

Gafa was really hyped up back in 2003 when he was killing it in reserve grade.

Then he played some NRL games...

 

[Marshall_magic]

Gafa was really hyped up back in 2003 when he was killing it in reserve grade.

Then he played some NRL games...

Sounds like a halfback I know. Probably didn’t take Canberra a decade to realise Gafa is trash.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

What crazy mixed up world are we living in? 1 million plus for the simple one?

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/raiders-genius-11m-salary-cap-move-in-jack-wighton-race/news-story/042e9ffcc4cc6ed3f5de7a4a9c6dd6fd

 

[gerg]

Imagine comparing Gafa and Wighton. One is the best 5/8 the Green Machine have had post Loz, the other is some joker who nicked a Dally M and CC medal

As far as actual 5/8's I'd rank Campo ahead of Wighton. Wighton is a ball runner and good defender and not much else. Campo had everything, unfortunately dodgy knees too.

 

[some11]

What crazy mixed up world are we living in? 1 million plus for the simple one?

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/raiders-genius-11m-salary-cap-move-in-jack-wighton-race/news-story/042e9ffcc4cc6ed3f5de7a4a9c6dd6fd

This is the kind of money you pay for an elite game managing halfback (Cleary, Hynes)

Running 5/8s are dime a dozen, pretty much any team could pluck one from reserve grade. At 30yrs old he doesn't have that long left so this would just be the club giving him a payday before he retires.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I've actually changed my mind, if Jacko can fenangle $1m a year how can he be simple?
Men$a Jack.

 

[Perth Red]

“Superstar”lol
$1.1mill? Raiders really are desperate.

 

[Floodwaters]

Jack Wighton isn't a player you want to f**k your cap for.

 

[10$ Ferret]

He cost NSW at least one SOO series and obviously he was holding Canberra back from beating the Broncos.
Give him $10 and tell him not to spend it all at once.

One question though, is this all because he wants to play fullback too ?

 

[Spot On]

Jack Wighton isn't a player you want to f**k your cap for.

Hoping the Raiders up their offer a little more yet.

 

[Nealo 12]

So now he is reportedly not making himself available for rep games ….. please be true

 

[soc123_au]

So now he is reportedly not making himself available for rep games ….. please be true

Up there with when Ben Hornby declared himself unavailable for rep footy.

 

[edabomb]

Can't blame him after being dropped for Stephen Crichton lol.

 

[Vibing]

played like a busted butthole yesterday , Fittler sees that performance & goes

yea nah
we're good

 

[kdalymc]

Up there with when Ben Hornby declared himself unavailable for rep footy.

Remember when Darius Boyd 'retired from origin's about 18 years after he last played for the maroons

 

[Marshall_magic]

So now he is reportedly not making himself available for rep games ….. please be true

He would be (at best) the 4th choice 5/8 for NSW surely. Although knowing Freddy he would probably pick him on the wing over JAC

 

[AlwaysGreen]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/jack-wighton-pulls-pin-on-origin-in-huge-blues-blow/news-story/4fc05f3b1701b2b5212fb9e727fa7997

What lamppost is advising old mate Jack?

 

[Marshall_magic]

It reminds me of Chris Heighington saying he would declare for England if the Blues didn’t pick him.