Canberra face the prospect of being with out Jack Wighton for Friday’s enormous conflict with reigning premiers Penrith, with the star half admitting he fears getting suspended after being placed on report twice on Sunday.
The NSW Origin star was despatched to the sin bin within the 24-14 loss to Newcastle over a forty ninth minute shot on Jackson Hastings after the halfback put up a kick.
Wighton was maybe fortunate to additionally keep away from being sin-binned over an earlier incident — a excessive shot on Knights fullback Lachie Miller — with each Fox League’s Corey Parker and Greg Alexander believing it deserved a 10-minute spell.
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“He got it awfully wrong, there was intent, he should be in the bin for 10 minutes, it was high and the rules stipulate if that is the case you are spending some time on the sidelines,” Parker mentioned.
“Jack was only put on report, only moments after that he puts on a try.
“The fact that Lachie Miller bounced back to his feet so quickly it certainly helped Jack… it is 10 in the bin every week.”
“Looking at what’s happened this weekend, if there’s force at the head you have to be leaving the field,” Alexander mentioned.
Both moments involving Wighton can be analysed by the Match Review Committee and it seems doubtless he’ll spend a while on the sideline, however Raiders coach Ricky Stuart is hopeful he gained’t.
“It doesn’t really matter what I think but I think young Hastings got up pretty quick so fortunately there was no problem there, which I think they take into account,” Stuart mentioned.
“He was falling when Jack came in.
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“He (Wighton) was just trying to change the momentum of play and get a bit of energy in a desperate period of play. Trying to change the momentum for the team.”
Asked whether or not he feared he could be suspended, Wighton insisted there was no malice in his actions however some controversial bans handed down in current weeks, together with Dolphins enforcer Felise Kaufusi’s four-match ban, seemed to be weighing on his thoughts.
“After some of the suspensions lately, I guess you’ve always gotta have fears,” Wighton advised Fox League’s Jake Duke post-match.
Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au
