Canberra coach admits confusion with NRL rules after loss, criticizes referee, defense crumbles in heavy defeat.
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has made the stunning admission that he no longer knows the NRL rules after the Raiders went down 40-12 to Manly at 4 Pines Park on Sunday night.
Speaking after the match, Stuart, who has a history of volatile press conferences, was measured and calm but it was clear that he took umbrage with referee Grant Atkins's performance.
Canberra's goal line defence had been unyielding through the first quarter of the match despite his side giving away a half dozen repeat sets and a number of penalties that led to a miserly 25 per cent possession rate before the dam walls broke and Manly piled on 30 unanswered points...