The immortal Andrew Johns declared Jack Wighton as the top five-eighth in the NRL and one of the top three players in the game
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The 27-year-old’s status in the game has grown steadily over the past few seasons, but Johns has provided perhaps the most emphatic endorsement yet
« He’s the best five-eighth in the competition, » Johns told Wide World of Sports’ Freddy and The Highth
« He really is a threat and right now he has a presence for him, a presence on the pitch that is just absolute superstar quality
« He has such an impact, his passing game is improved, but when he throws the ball – and he was in it all the other night (final win over Sharks), making some big tackles
« I think right now he’s one of the top three players in the game and in the photo finish, he’s just ahead of Cody Walker so far in five eighths »
NSW coach Brad Fittler, one of the best five-eighths of all time, also praised Wighton by comparing him to another great Raiders
« Laurie Daley they run a little different, Laurie just got this handsome – he could move with his body – while Jack is a little straighter
« But they have this ability, they beat you before they even got near you – they just knew they were going to beat you
« So they would only push you away before they think about the next player they were going to beat
« He was planning to fight you because you were already gone because he would just push you away
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
