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Wighton finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 9 matches and scoring 2 tries.
Wighton finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 9 matches and scoring 2 tries.
A NSW Country and Indigenous All Stars representative player, he primarily plays as a centre, fullback and five-eighth. Born in Orange, New South Wales, Wighton played his junior football for Orange CYMS and bloomfield tigers before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. Wighton played for the Raiders New York City team in 2011 before being promoted to the Raiders Full-time NRL squad.
Wighton has represented NSW Under 18s and Australian Schoolboys in 2010.
On 30 May 2012, Wighton suffered a toe injury in a freak trampoline accident missing most the year, until making a return in the semi-final match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Raiders 38-16 loss at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Stadium. On 22 August 2012, Wighton extended his contract with the Raiders to the end of the 2014 season.
Wighton finished the NRL season with him playing in 18 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Raiders. On 1 November Wighton re-signed with the Raiders to the end of 2016.
2014 Wighton was selected to play at five-eighth by incoming Raider coach Ricky Stuart, but was selected at centre in the annual City vs Country Origin match.
In Round 10 against the Penrith Panthers, Wighton returned back to his preferred centre position in the Raiders 26-20 loss at Canberra Stadium. Wighton had a successful end of the season at fullback for the Raiders. He finished of the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 6 tries.
On 9 September 2014, Wighton was selected in the Australia Kangaroos 2014 Four Nations train-on squad but didn"t make the final 24-man squad.
2015 On 13 February, Wighton was selected on the interchange bench for the Indigenous All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match. In Round 25 against the Penrith Panthers, he was charged with a grade two careless high tackle after he blindsided Panthers halfback Jamie Soward, after Soward made a break downfield.
The hit left Soward unconscious and he had to be assisted off the field on a stretcher. He was later suspended for 1 match, missing out in the Raiders last match of the season.
He finished the 2015 season having played in 20 matches and scoring 7 tries.
On 15 December 2015, Wighton was named in the interchange bench for the Indigenous All Stars team to play against the NRL All Stars on 13 February 2016. 2016 On 13 January 2016, Wighton was named in the emerging New South Wales Blues squad. On 13 February 2016, Wighton played for the Indigenous All Stars against the World All Stars, playing off the interchange bench in the 12-8 loss at Suncorp Stadium.