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Revealed: How a comment from Jack Wighton 'convinced police to arrest him' along with his brawl brother Latrell Mitchell after 'fight' outside nightclub at 3.45am

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A snap decision to put his mate first landed Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton in jail after it was revealed he could have avoided jail for his role in an alleged 'fight' with Latrell Mitchell.

The cousins had been together celebrating Wighton's 30th birthday in Canberra when it all went pear-shaped at around 3.45am on Sunday.

Witnesses said the NRL stars were seen wrestling in the street before police descended on the Souths fullback and pinned him to the ground.

Mitchell was visibly in pain and yelled 'my shoulders' in anguish. However Wighton was not targeted by police. 

Mitchell and Wighton wrestle during a New South Wales Blues State of Origin training session at Kippax Lake  in Sydney,

Mitchell and Wighton wrestle during a New South Wales Blues State of Origin training session at Kippax Lake  in Sydney,

Footage showed Mitchell being pinned to the ground by police officers and shouting out in pain

Footage showed Mitchell being pinned to the ground by police officers and shouting out in pain 

He had the option of returning home where both of their respective partners were waiting for them, but instead chose to stick by his mate.

So with 12 simple words, Wighton ensured that he would be arrested as well. 

'If you're going to take him you might as well take me.' he said.

It is a character trait that his coach Ricky Stuart admires.

The Raiders coach said he believed their version of events that they were just play wrestling and praised Wighton for looking after Mitchell when things went wrong. 

'I believe him in what he described to me as just two cousins mucking around,' Stuart said.

'Jack didn't want to leave Latrell in the situation he was in when he was asked to

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