NRL In 1996, at the age of 17, Widders moved to Sydney to play with the
Sydney Roosters. In this year, he also captained an
Aboriginal side. Widders made his debut for the Roosters in 2000, playing in 13 NRL matches for the club. In 2002, Widders signed with the
Parramatta Eels; in 2005 he was part of The Parramatta side that won the minor premiership. He finished with the club at the end of 2006. Widders was involved in a
racial vilification incident in July 2005 when he was abused by
South Sydney Rabbitohs captain
Bryan Fletcher. In 2006, he signed a three-year contract to play for the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2007.
Castleford Tigers Widders joined Castleford for the 2009 season. He played 19 times in his first season for the Tigers, scoring 6 tries. Widders picked up an injury and missed 2 months of the season but came back and played in an unfamiliar role of , linking up with
Rangi Chase. Widders played in 2011, his final season at the Castleford Tigers. The club failed to make the playoffs after a narrow defeat by Hull KR. Widders played his final game with Castleford in the last home game against
Hull F.C. Off-field In 1997, Widders returned to Duval High School in Armidale to complete his Higher School Certificate. In 2004, Widders was awarded the NRL's
Ken Stephen Medal for his positive work with youth in the community and, in 2006, he was appointed to the Federal Government's National Indigenous Council. Widders is also an Ambassador for the National Aboriginal Sports Corporation Australia (NASCA). In November 2018, Widders participated in the Legends of League tournament for Parramatta, which was held at the
Central Coast Stadium in Gosford. He is coach of the
Parramatta Eels Women team in the
2022 NRLW season. ==Career highlights==