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News.com.au
08-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Rabbitohs, former Origin star Jack Wighton scores $650k off side hustle
South Sydney Rabbitohs star Jack Wighton has sold his longtime Brisbane investment apartment for $650,000. It is understood that Wighton is redirecting his equity into another new-build investment opportunity. Wighton bought the Newstead apartment off the plan in 2016, paying $445,000 when he was four years into his 11-year stint at the Canberra Raiders. McGrath Bulimba agent Sam Battel sold the apartment to an investor within three weeks of its listing last month. The one-bedroom Ajax apartment was pitched at both owner-occupiers and investors, but marketed as a 'high-demand rental opportunity'. The $620 a week rental in place until August next year, so reflecting a 4.96 per cent yield for the 54 sqm unit that has an open plan living kitchen and dining space, a study area, and a balcony. PropTrack puts the one bedroom median at $585,000, up 15 per cent over the past year after 105 sales that spent a median 35 days on market. PropTrack calculates the median yield as 5.1 per cent. Wighton had bought it direct from developer two years before completion. It is set in the $195m complex of four buildings, developed by JGL Properties just a few blocks back from the Brisbane River. The Bureau Proberts-designed complex has communal facilities including two barbecue zones, an outdoor cinema, a 25-metre lap pool, spa, gym, and sauna. Wighton retains the home he bought with wife, Monisha Lew-Fatt for $1,135,000 in 2020. The 3.36ha regional NSW estate, just off the Old Federal Highway at Bywong, has a 1970s home with six bedrooms. Having grown up in Orange, Wighton, 32, made his debut for the Raiders in 2012. He left after 242 games, and has played 32 games since joining the Rabbitohs. He has made 11 Origin appearances for the NSW Blues before announcing in 2024 that he would be in representative retirement.
News.com.au
21-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Wayne admires Souths fight despite loss
RLG: Wayne Bennett and Jack Wighton speak to the media after Souths heartbreaking one-point loss to the Storm.
Daily Mail
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Crazy scenes as NRL chiefs drag players off the pitch mid-way through a match for bizarre reason
Lightning has proved Canterbury's biggest enemy in a 24-18 defeat of South Sydney, who only jolted into action after inclement weather brought the game to a halt. Toby Sexton staked his claim to hold Lachlan Galvin from the Bulldogs' halfback spot as he inspired a 18-0 lead without Matt Burton on Sunday at Accor Stadium. Top-four side Canterbury looked ready to stroll to a big win, until the game came to a standstill just after 4.40pm (AEST) with lightning crashing nearby. It marked the first time since an Anzac Day hailstorm in 2015 that an NRL game was suspended by inclement weather. Gameday staff and media professionals ducked for cover in the tunnel as security ordered fans in the lower seating to seek shelter. Players were then seen returning to the changing rooms, where they waited for the storm to pass. Play resumed 28 minutes after the halt in play, following consultation between referee Adam Gee and venue staff. The stoppage proved a fresh start for the Rabbitohs. Veteran winger Alex Johnston grabbed his 202nd career try from the side's first red-zone entry just before halftime. Souths continued to hammer the left edge and came within eight points. Jack Wighton dived over while Canterbury's Jake Turpin was in the sin bin for a high shot on Tyrone Munro. The Rabbitohs were daring to dream when a kick from Isaiah Tass off a scrum helped Tyrone Munro over on the right side and made it a one-score game. But with Souths' last roll of the dice, halfback Jamie Humphreys spilt the ball in a big shot from the returning Jacob Preston and the Bulldogs held on. Earlier, Sexton showed he would not be giving up his No.7 jersey without a fight as superstar recruit Galvin started his first game for Canterbury. Sexton's most impressive act was a silky one-two with Jacob Kiraz for the first try, fooling Jamie Humphreys by feigning a kick and slicing open Souths' left side. He swung left to help Marcelo Montoya score the first of his two tries and came close to putting Viliame Kikau in twice late on in the first half. Souths back-up playmaker Jayden Sullivan limped off with an apparent injury late in the second half. His absence for next week's clash against Melbourne would test the side's depth even further with Cody Walker still expected to be missing through a groin issue.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Souths make call on Blues superstar as key returns near
Latrell Mitchell will back up from State of Origin for South Sydney, with the superstar fullback a confirmed starter against the Warriors. Mitchell trained freely with Rabbitohs teammates on Saturday morning, just 60 hours after featuring in NSW's series-opening win at Suncorp Stadium. The Souths No.1 had always been keen to play straight away for the Bunnies, after flying home before the rest of the Blues on Thursday morning. But the 27-year-old's injury-affected start to 2025 had left some questions over whether he would be able to back up against the second-placed Warriors. Confirmed starter for tomorrow's clash against the Warriors ✅❤️💚MATCH PREVIEW: — South Sydney Rabbitohs 🐰 (@SSFCRABBITOHS) May 31, 2025 "He didn't have any injuries," Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett said. "It's always good to have him back and playing for us. It brings a lot of confidence to everybody." Mitchell's availability is timely for a Souths side that has been the most injury-ravaged in the competition over the opening half of the season. Cody Walker and Jack Wighton are both set to return next week against Canberra, but will not recover from injuries in time to face the Warriors. Hooker Peter Mamouzelos is also still out, while mid-season recruit at dummy-half Brandon Smith is at least a month away from his ACL rupture comeback. Lock Cameron Murray is still aiming to return from an achilles injury before the end of the season, despite suffering a setback in his recovery in April. But still, Bennett can see the silver lining in South Sydney's predicament. "This week's the first time all season we've been able to pick the same team two weeks in a row," Bennett said. "That's a plus for us. It's looking a lot more healthy for everybody." Despite the injury hits, the Rabbitohs still entered round 13 in sixth spot and appear to have returned to form after losing four straight in April and May. Sunday will mark Bennett's 950th club match in in charge since joining Canberra in 1987, but this year already looms as one of the veteran coach's greatest feats. The Rabbitohs ran 16th last season, finishing only one win clear of wooden-spooners Wests Tigers before Bennett's second stint at Redfern. "They've been so consistent at not beating themselves," Warriors coach Andrew Webster said. "They are going really well. Wayne Bennett's teams don't beat themselves. High on completions, work hard, play the full 80 and we'll have to be on our toes. "It's a good challenge."
News.com.au
08-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
NRL Women in League round: How Rabbitohs are breaking down barriers
Aaliyah Wighton watched the Jillaroos jet off to Las Vegas earlier this year, and hasn't stopped talking about it since. The 10-year-old daughter of South Sydney star Jack Wighton has big dreams to play like her dad, and has started wearing the No.3 on her back too in her first season of tackle rugby league. Being the child of one of the game's biggest stars comes with its privileges. Athletic genetics of course, proximity to rugby league and access to the best gear. Not to mention tackling drills at home with her dad, which are becoming more and more frequent in the Wighton household. 'That's her goal is to play NRLW, that's her dream, she talks about it all the time,' says Mon Wighton, Jack's wife. 'She's been around rugby league her whole life and she looks up to her dad so much, but back in the day you didn't really see the girls playing, but in the last five years or so it's grown so much and that's why for her now, she's been given so much more confidence.' A path to an NRLW career is clear for Aaliyah if she wants to take it, and she's lucky in many ways. But not every little girl in the South Sydney area has the same blessings in life. And for some, just a new pair of boots and a safe space to spend an afternoon playing games with friends away from a difficult home life is a good as it gets. It's Women in League Round, and these are the realities for some girls in the game. FIX THE PROBLEM Alisha Parker-Elrez is the kind of person who wants to help anyone in need, and actively dedicates her life to it. The Souths Cares chief executive has to be one of the hardest-working and thoughtful people in rugby league. So in 2024 when the Australian government committed $200 million to fund ideas to break down participation barriers for women and girls, Parker-Elrez applied for a grant knowing just how far a slice of that money could go for young Indigenous girls in the local area. Play Her Way was born. The first of a series of 10-week camps at Souths' Maroubra-based headquarters, aimed at teaching girls aged 10 proper tackle techniques, ball skills, nutrition, and the rules of rugby league while forming social connections to give them confidence. They have proper training with qualified female coaches who are able to provide a positive encouragement and act as role models for the young girls. 'Most of them were just so grateful for not only the growth they've seen, their football growth, but skillset-wise, as well as them as individuals, their confidence,' Parker-Elrez says of the feedback from parents and guardians. NOT JUST A BOOT Female participation is the fastest growing area of rugby league but it's not accessible for everyone. Transport to and from training is an issue for families without a car, it costs money to register to play, as well as new equipment, boots and bags and spending weekends and nights travelling to games. Parker-Elrez knows this well. At the end of the 10-week Play Her Way program, the girls graduated, and were all given a brand new pair of boots as well as a gift bag, including paid registration to play OzTag or touch football in the area. 'A lot of feedback was the gratitude about feeding them, making sure we always had healthy snacks for them during the sessions,' she said. More importantly, it's giving kids equal access to the option. Parker-Elrez believes firmly that an unstable home life or a money pressures shouldn't impact access to sport. 'A couple of the girls are not in care of their parents. They might be with grandparents, aunties, uncles or even strangers,' she says. 'So it gives those carers some support too, and it's a bit of fun for the girls to build confidence and make friends because their home life might not be so nice. 'And seeing the smiles on their faces and how happy they are to make friends was all worth it.' THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT The program has been so successful it will run again for more age groups. After 10 weeks of training two nights a week, rugby league didn't seem so scary for the girls or their parents. 'She's always wanted to play tackle, but Jack and I said no,' Mon Wighton says. 'It reaches a stage where you can't say no anymore and you have to trust what they want to do. Aaliyah played her first game recently, scored a try on debut. She loved every second of it. 'You couldn't wipe the smile off her face.'
