Jack Wighton

For the Australian rules footballer, see Jack Wighton (footballer).

Jack Wighton
Personal information
Full nameJack Daniel Wighton
Born (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Centre, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–23 Canberra Raiders 242 75 0 0 300
2024– South Sydney 21 6 0 0 24
Total 263 81 0 0 324
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–21 Indigenous All Stars 6 0 0 0 0
2013–16 NSW Country 4 1 0 0 4
2015 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
2019–22 New South Wales 11 3 0 0 12
2019–22 Australia 7 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]
As of 30 August 2024

Jack Wighton (born 4 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL).[2][3] Wighton has spent most of his club career as a five-eighth and has played centre at the interstate and international level.

Wighton has also played at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars, Country Origin, Prime Minister's XIII, and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. He won the Dally M Medal in 2020 playing five-eighth but has also played as a fullback, centre and winger.

  1. ^ "Jack Wighton". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Jack Wighton breaks silence on bombshell Origin call amid speculation of Freddy rift". www.foxsports.com.au. 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "'No faith in the club': Meninga 'disappointed' by Wighton's shock Raiders exit". www.foxsports.com.au. 26 April 2023.