From one of the best Group 10 junior sides we'll likely see to Suncorp Stadium next week - Jack Wighton's rise from Bloomfield Tiger to Blues bolter is complete.
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He'll make his first appearance at this level off the bench, while Nick Cotric, Cody Walker, Payne Haas and Cameron Murray will also be on debut.
Wighton has been a regular on the rep scene since he started playing footy.
The Tigers junior was part of a Group 10 junior rep team that stormed to the 2008 under 15s country championship crown.
The outfit included players like last year's Group 10 player of the year Josh Rainbow, Bathurst Panthers' premiership-winning captain-coach Doug Hewitt, his now Panthers teammates Blake Seager, Andrew Mendes and Jack Siejka as well as premier league regulars Brady Cheshire, Riccie Ariola.
The year after that same Group 10 side included the likes of Jeff Lynch - who played with lower grades with Canberra and the Gold Coast - Luke Sutton and Toby Nobes, the latter pair playing with Kiama in the last two Group 7 grand finals.
Check out the Jack's journey in our gallery above.
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