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Where does Jack Wighton rank amongst all NRL players ever?

WaznTheGreat

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Gai Waterhouse "Jack Wighton is the greatest Fullback ever and will make a tremendous stallion,EXCELLENT conformation,Good Disposition,Good bloodlines,very well mannered colt,well worth the 350k service fee"
 

Chief_Chujo

First Grade
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He's been shifted around the backline constantly since his debut. Its f**ked his development IMO. He should've been groomed from the wing to centre.
 
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Gai Waterhouse "Jack Wighton is the greatest Fullback ever and will make a tremendous stallion,EXCELLENT conformation,Good Disposition,Good bloodlines,very well mannered colt,well worth the 350k service fee"

If Wighton was a horse he'd have been put down by now.
Much like his attempts at catching.
 

KeepingTheFaith

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Feel for Wighton. When he first started he looked the goods at wing/centre. Had some pace, elusive, and could jump with the best of them.

Then it was decided he was too talented to be out wide and they tried to wedge him into the halves/fullback where he has never looked like a genuine ball player.

Some players just suit certain positions and Wighton has never looked like more than a centre/wing, and he could of been a very good one of those.
 

hineyrulz

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Gai Waterhouse "Jack Wighton is the greatest Fullback ever and will make a tremendous stallion,EXCELLENT conformation,Good Disposition,Good bloodlines,very well mannered colt,well worth the 350k service fee"
:lol::lol::lol::lol: Would still get lapped by Raceway at Horsham though Brah :cool:
 

Brutus

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You just knew the crumpet was going to do something stupid by the geniused way he returned the ball from the failed Benji FG attempt.

Wighton is a first-rate crumpet.
 

Charlie124

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You just knew the crumpet was going to do something stupid by the geniused way he returned the ball from the failed Benji FG attempt.

Wighton is a first-rate crumpet.

This. He looked determined to throw a stupid pass or try a chip 'n chase in the dying seconds of the game and then again in GP
 

BM1979

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Wightons pass was the one that got intercepted but IMO Rapana's was even worse , What he was thinking I will never know
 

redvscotty

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I was gonna post this in the Ricky Stuart over rated coach thread but....


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JamesRustle

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We'll take him at the Dragons and pair him up with Kurt Mann as a special left centre and wing combination.
 

ceagle

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Don't think he is that bad, just not a fullback. He is probably no chance of developing into a good player now with his confidence shot.
 
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