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Five long years ago, Jack Wighton was called into NSW State of Origin camp to train with the Blues. Versatility is a luxury in rugby league but in the case of Orange product Jack Wighton, it might result in NSW Blues' selectors not knowing what position to play him for the upcoming State of Origin series, a trilogy that could potentially stay in Sydney for all three games.

Jack Wighton in his NSW Origin jersey before Game 1 (AAP) The NRL came down hard on him too. Other options around the league include South Sydney's Adam Reynolds, Cronulla's Chad Townsend and Parramatta's Mitch Moses but when you look at that trio, all of them have played the vast majority of their NRL careers at halfback and even though there isn't a huge difference between the two spots nowadays, it feels like Wighton would be a better halves partner for Nathan Cleary based on his run-first tendencies. L Versatility is a luxury in rugby league but in the case of Orange product Jack Wighton, it might result in NSW Blues' selectors not knowing what position to play him for the upcoming State of Origin series, a trilogy that could potentially stay in Sydney for all three games.The NRL season has been pencilled in to return on May 28 and while fans are over the moon at the sooner-than-expected date, it does leave a question mark over the State of Origin series that was set to kick off at Adelaide just five days later on June 3.For Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton, the mystery he'd be thinking about most if the series does kick-off as planned - or even at a later date - isn't where it would be played, rather what number he would wear on his back.The 27-year-old made his NRL debut in 2012 and after bouncing between wing, centre and fullback, he found his home for Ricky Stuart's Raiders in number six jersey in 2019, a positional switch that many might not have foreseen, but one that's allowed Wighton to take his game to another level.While his most recent club form is in the second receiver role, Wighton turned heads in the second and third State of Origin games last year as a centre for Brad Fittler's side as he controversially replaced Latrell Mitchell after the first game of the series, a disappointing 18-14 loss to the Maroons.For Fittler, you'd have to think of it as a case of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Jack Wighton is a proud Wiradjuri man.

Jack has been on the cusp of Origin for a few years now, representing various Origin pathway sides like NSW Country, the PM’s XIII and even the All Stars. Online Discussion Terms & Conditions.

You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content W Magistrate Following sentencing, the footage of Wighton in urine-soaked trousers launching unprovoked attacks on five different passers-by was released to the media. Credit: NRL Photos Publicly, Wighton has not been as vocal on some of the Indigenous issues confronting … James Maloney, the winning five-eighth for the Cockroaches in 2019 and also an Orange product, is no longer available for selection as the two-time NRL premiership-winning playmaker moved to France for the 2020 season to play with Catalans Dragons. It feels unlikely that State of Origin will kick-off on June 3 but whenever it does go ahead, Jack Wighton's selection should be an inevitability but the position in which he plays is still a mystery. The NRL season has been pencilled in to return on May 28 and while fans are over the moon at the sooner-than-expected date, it does leave a question mark over the State of Origin series that was set to kick off at Adelaide just five days later on June 3. On 9 February 2013, Wighton was selected to play for the Wighton started the season playing at five-eighth by incoming Raider coach On 13 February 2015, Wighton was selected on the interchange bench for the Indigenous All Stars in the On 3 May 2015, Wighton played for New South Wales Country against New South Wales City in the 2015 On 13 January 2016, Wighton was named in the emerging On 10 February 2017, Wighton played for the Indigenous All Stars against the On 28 June 2018, Wighton was stood down by Canberra after admitting in court to assault and urinating in public during a Canberra night out earlier in the year.On 9 July, Wighton was suspended by Canberra for six matches but elected not to terminate his contract regardless of the outcome of the court case hearing.On 5 June, Wighton made his State of Origin debut off the bench for New South Wales in game 1 of the On 16 June, Wighton was a shock selection at centre replacing On 10 July, Wighton was part of the Origin decider for New South Wales at left centre in which New South Wales won 26-20 at In round 22, Wighton played his 150th NRL game for Canberra in their 18-22 win over the On 7 October, Wighton was named in the Australian side for the upcoming In February 2018, while celebrating his birthday in Canberra, Wighton assaulted five people outside a nightclub and faced a number of charges including assault and public urination.He initially pled not guilty to all charges, but after prosecutors said they were prepared to produce CCTV evidence, changed his mind.