.RaidersCanberra star Jack Wighton is the shock Dally M winner as the NRL and PenrithPanthers fume over The Daily Telegraph accidentally publishing the result before the official announcement | SMHsport NRL DallyM
accidentally revealed the winner of the Dally M Medal hours before the official announcement.
Sources within the NRL say the governing body was not only ropeable with the fact the story was released early, but also that it was critical of the awards night and its voting system given that News Corp-owned Fox Sports runs the event. NRL CEO Andrew Abdo declined to comment on Monday night. "We want to wish Jack the best, he deserves to win it," Panthers chairman Dave O'Neill said. "It's disappointing from our club that Nathan, in the busiest week of his career, had to travel from Penrith to Artarmon and sit there at the Dally M knowing that he's not going to win it.
Wighton was one of nine Raiders rested from the final round in a move that helped recharge his batteries but could have potentially robbed him of becoming the third Canberra player to win the Dally M, and first since Laurie Daley in 1995.
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