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Has he gone yet?
Gee I hope so.
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Kinda sums up where we are that 1 person in this thread actually gives a ****
I like others knew about it so didn't really care too much
I like others knew about it so didn't really care too much
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I guarantee I hate him more.
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Wighton sucks
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Actually quite like the kid. He seems a nice level headed guy when interviewed and his interactions with fans and kids is great.
I don't think he's a very good fullback. I think he is an excellent centre.
I still maintain they need to stand him down for a period. Absolutely. So - take that stance with a grain if salt.
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The NRL has established its approach in cases such as this... they don't impose any punishment unless the courts find a player guilty of an indiscretion. They don't make a player stand down... and nor should we. There's no reason for the Raiders to do anything other teams don't do... or prejudge any legal proceedings.
I do like Jack and I feel sorry for him... but if found guilty, he will appropriately serve a punishment, not only from the court, but from the club/NRL. In the meantime, he's not even been charged... and if he is, he's innocent until proven guilty.
I do like Jack and I feel sorry for him... but if found guilty, he will appropriately serve a punishment, not only from the court, but from the club/NRL. In the meantime, he's not even been charged... and if he is, he's innocent until proven guilty.
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Well I should have qualified my statement with a "Hates wighton at fullback with a passion." I had no idea how you felt about him in a personal sense.Love4Noa wrote: ↑April 3, 2018, 8:22 pmActually quite like the kid. He seems a nice level headed guy when interviewed and his interactions with fans and kids is great.
I don't think he's a very good fullback. I think he is an excellent centre.
I still maintain they need to stand him down for a period. Absolutely. So - take that stance with a grain if salt.
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That part is entirely true. He makes mistakes I wouldn't expect a fullback in under 20's to make.zim wrote: ↑April 3, 2018, 8:29 pmWell I should have qualified my statement with a "Hates wighton at fullback with a passion." I had no idea how you felt about him in a personal sense.Love4Noa wrote: ↑April 3, 2018, 8:22 pmActually quite like the kid. He seems a nice level headed guy when interviewed and his interactions with fans and kids is great.
I don't think he's a very good fullback. I think he is an excellent centre.
I still maintain they need to stand him down for a period. Absolutely. So - take that stance with a grain if salt.
Put him at centre and I'd probably stand on a street corner with a banner of the guy. He's a superstar.
He's also punched on with a bunch of dudes in the city a week or two out from our season opener and needs to take a hard look at himself.
I hope he responds well.
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I knew about this when he was a foetus, not sure why it's taken so long to come out
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
I knew about it before the nightclub was even built!
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I changed David Furner's nappies.
I don't know anything.
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Found the next coachCaptain Punish wrote:I changed David Furner's nappies.
I don't know anything.
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EDIT: You mean when he was a baby, right? This isn't a recreational thing?
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Jack's either gone on a rampage, the Telegraph has the story wrong or he's a bit prone to this sort of thing. Whichever, he's in trouble. Thank god for Brad Abbey.
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Add that to the list of niche proclivities.
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Dropping balls? Trampolining? Getting paid?
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Matt Lodge and the front rower who kicked someone in the head whilst on the ground.
Wighton needed to knock out another dozen to be mentioned in the same breath.
Wighton needed to knock out another dozen to be mentioned in the same breath.
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I guess there are worse things in life than being a Raiders fan, such as being a Raiders fan and getting belted by one of their players.
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Well, I wouldn't put it past them.
I'm with Johno. While Lodge and Packer are in the league the NRL wouldn't have a leg to stand on going after Jack. Which is precisely why I'm certain they will.
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Lodge and Packer were out of the game for extended periods. I am sure if guilty of anything serious he will get a lengthy ban.
Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker backs Jack Wighton's selection despite ACT Policing investigation
Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker backs coach Ricky Stuart's decision to pick fullback Jack Wighton despite an ongoing police investigation into an alleged brawl in Civic.
"I think it's fine, the way it's been handled. Once the NRL integrity unit has to get involved then that's when everyone else gets involved. If it does come to that we'll deal with it then," Croker said. "It's out of our hands at the moment and until we find out the detail and what happens there then we can go from there. We're just focussed on [Thursday]."
Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... 0yarw.html
No excuses for Raiders despite Wighton probe: https://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/a/39 ... ite-probe/
Wighton investigation won't disrupt Raiders: Croker: https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/04/jac ... od-croker/
Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker backs coach Ricky Stuart's decision to pick fullback Jack Wighton despite an ongoing police investigation into an alleged brawl in Civic.
"I think it's fine, the way it's been handled. Once the NRL integrity unit has to get involved then that's when everyone else gets involved. If it does come to that we'll deal with it then," Croker said. "It's out of our hands at the moment and until we find out the detail and what happens there then we can go from there. We're just focussed on [Thursday]."
Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... 0yarw.html
No excuses for Raiders despite Wighton probe: https://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/a/39 ... ite-probe/
Wighton investigation won't disrupt Raiders: Croker: https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/04/jac ... od-croker/
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New details @jackie_boii4 brawl - allegedly took place outside Academy Nightclub during birthday celebrations in early February. No other @RaidersCanberra players present. @nrl officials to discuss in Canberra today. Club is prepared for charges to be laid. @7NewsSydney
New details @jackie_boii4 brawl - allegedly took place outside Academy Nightclub during birthday celebrations in early February. No other @RaidersCanberra players present. @nrl officials to discuss in Canberra today. Club is prepared for charges to be laid. @7NewsSydney
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I love that the only weekend I was in Canberra was the very weekend Wighton went cray cray.
Happy birthday Jack. Enjoy the Bronco's xoxo
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Explains why you disappeared and came back to the hotel late that night with a busted lip, two cracked ribs and a black eye yet somehow pleased as punchCaptain Punish wrote:I love that the only weekend I was in Canberra was the very weekend Wighton went cray cray.
Happy birthday Jack. Enjoy the Bronco's xoxo
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And I had.. the time of my life.. No I never felt this way before..The Nickman wrote:Explains why you disappeared and came back to the hotel late that night with a busted lip, two cracked ribs and a black eye yet somehow pleased as punchCaptain Punish wrote:I love that the only weekend I was in Canberra was the very weekend Wighton went cray cray.
Happy birthday Jack. Enjoy the Bronco's xoxo
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Paul Kent on The Matty Johns Show just said Jack is in trouble. Charges will probably be laid and the NRL will stand him down, which will put pressure on the Raiders to sack him.....
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I don't understand how they can possibly put pressure on us to sack him unless they ban him from signing anywhere else. Otherwise he just becomes another redemption story.
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Until he's found guilty the NRL can't stand him down can they?
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If hes on massive coin i'd definately use the opportunity to clear some salary cap and look like the good guys.
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Should serve a 1 match suspension.. round 5
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Normally they wouldnt but it is us.VictorTheViking wrote: ↑April 5, 2018, 10:40 pm Until he's found guilty the NRL can't stand him down can they?
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Re: Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in alleged nightclub fight
Would absolutely be the right thing for the team. He shouldn’t have been locked up so long at fullback cash in the first place.Not_Easy_Being_Green wrote:If hes on massive coin i'd definately use the opportunity to clear some salary cap and look like the good guys.
Can Ricky make that call against a favourite though?
Perhaps we can argue that he gets a reduced contract and moves position as punishment and everyone’s kind of happy
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Sacking Jack is absurd. What was the nature of this alleged fight? Was anyone severely injured? A season long suspension just sounds utterly ridiculous and sacking him even more so. He still has a place in this team just not at the back in my opinion.
Free up the cash elsewhere there's others who haven't been performing. At least Jack has been good in attack
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Free up the cash elsewhere there's others who haven't been performing. At least Jack has been good in attack
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