Forget Manly thrashing, Ricky tells his reeling Raiders

Ricky Stuart has challenged his Raiders to bounce back from their Manly flogging against Souths. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The Canberra Times

Canberra have shuffled their forward pack for their difficult trip to South Sydney on Saturday, with coach Ricky Stuart demanding a response to their second hefty home defeat this year.

Much like the 53-12 loss to Penrith in round five, the Raiders looked uncompetitive at times in a 42-14 drubbing against Manly last time out, snapping a five-game winning streak that had rocketed them up the table.

They'll miss their entire regular back row against the Rabbitohs - Hudson Young is on State of Origin duty while captain Elliott Whitehead is both injured and suspended - meaning a recall for...

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