Wighton binned as Melbourne hold on to trump Raiders in preliminary final thriller

Matt Findlay
Updated September 25 2016 - 1:19pm, first published 12:28pm
SEASON OVER: Jack Wighton runs head on into Melbourne's defence in Saturday's loss, he was sin-binned late. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
SEASON OVER: Jack Wighton runs head on into Melbourne's defence in Saturday's loss, he was sin-binned late. Photo: GETTY IMAGES

So often in big games the little things, regularly unnoticed, become telling factors and for Orange’s Jack Wighton and his Canberra Raiders in Saturday’s preliminary final loss to Melbourne that little thing was one non-existent kick chase.

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Matt Findlay

Matt Findlay

Journalist

Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.

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