Stuart criticizes Canberra's lack of toughness, poor defense and slow starts in NRL season.
Ricky Stuart has accused Canberra of lacking toughness, claiming his players are taking too many soft options as their NRL season slips away.
Their 48-24 loss to Wests Tigers on Sunday continued a worrying run for the Raiders, who now have the fourth-worst defensive record in the competition.
Sunday's flogging at Campbelltown also marked another slow start, down 18-0 before halftime and 42-8 in the second half before three late tries while the Tigers had a man in the sin-bin.
The Raiders have now found themselves in similar positions in six of their last eight games, regularly having to play from behind after leaking early...