Ricky Stuart urges Raiders to improve after a disappointing start, losing four of five games against strong Knights.
Ricky Stuart has urged his senior playing group to help him get the Canberra Raiders out of an early season slump after the team dropped their fourth game in five starts against the Newcastle Knights on Sunday afternoon.
The high-flying Knights, who have been the competition's early surprise packet, now sit in second place on the ladder, but it's the Raiders who will draw plenty of attention out of the game.
Last year's minor premiers, sans Jamal Fogarty this year, have looked a shell of the team who were so strong through the first half of 2025 despite a horror draw.
Their trip to the Hunter on Sunday was no different, with the Green Machine struggling at both ends of the park and eventually coming up short by 20 points.