Corey Parker and Ricky Stuart embody rugby league's best heel-face dynamic, sparking locker room motivation and criticism.
Corey Parker and Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart might be the best heel and face combo in rugby league history.
For those unaware, in wrestling terms the "heel" refers to the bad guy, and the "face" is the hero character, but which category Parker and Stuart fall into might depend on who you talk to though.
Parker became bulletin board material in the Raiders locker room last year when a column he wrote ranked the Green Machine outside the top eight, he criticised their "modestly-talented" playing group, and took a shot at Canberra as a place no-one would want to live, which made recruitment of NRL stars tougher.