‘Made himself available’: Wighton-Blues reunion rumours warmth up as ‘new era’ dawns for NSWRL

The rumours round Jack Wighton returning to the State of Origin enviornment are heating up with the Rabbitohs star having reportedly “made himself available” for Blues choice.

Wighton cited household causes and eager to win a premiership on the Raiders final yr for retiring from consultant soccer in 2023, but it surely seems he’s eager to return.

Veteran journalist Brent Read informed Triple M’s The Rush Hour that the Blues “new era” marked by the hiring of Michael Maguire

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Maguire is about the usher in that new period with a camp at NSWRL headquarters this weekend with a squad of as much as 40 potential Blues gamers.

However, Read says Wighton in all probability received’t be in attendance.

”Jack received’t be on the camp this weekend however he has as I perceive it mentioned, look if I’m in calculations and also you need me I’ll give it some critical thought,” he mentioned.

“It says about the depth of the camp that Jack isn’t considered a walk up starter.

“He’s the sort of player [that] I reckon has never let New South Wales down, the sort of bloke we say would always be in a Queensland team because in Queensland we select a bit differently.”

“Interesting that he’s made himself available … It’s a new era right? He’s a guy who wants to be apart of it and who has rethought his decision.”

Maguire has been tasked with main NSW again to the winners circle with the Maroons having received the previous two Origin sequence.

This weekend’s camp might be alternative for Maguire and the brand new teaching employees to “set the standards” in line with Read.

“This is the beginning of it,” Read mentioned.

“There will be about 35 players who come together and it will be the first chance for Madge to lay down his expectations for this year, what he wants from his players and what they’ll have to do to be in the team this year.

“I think over the past couple of years the standards at slipped with NSW and he’s there to repair it.”