Jack Wighton struggles to find the words as he tries to comprehend "the worst moment of my life". He fronts the media with the slightest hint of a glassy eye from which one almost expects tears to fall at any moment. He sits before you an empty man after a long-awaited NRL grand final appearance ended in circumstances so many fear. The chance to walk on stage and accept the Clive Churchill Medal as the player judged best afield while his Canberra Raiders teammates had nothing provided little solace. Instead, it left him numb after the Raiders fell 14-8 in a grand final set to go down in history as one of the most controversial at Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday night.
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Topic: 'The worst moment' of Wighton's life
