Canberra Raiders News

A post-match altercation between Tom Starling and Sunia Turuva escalated after accusations of one player being a "snitch."

Zero Tackle

The reason behind a heated altercation post-match between Tom Starling and Sunia Turuva has been revealed.

Broadcasting coverage caught sight of the verbal stoush that took place in the Wests Tigers and Canberra Raiders clash on Thursday night at full-time.

Starling was seen approaching Turuva and grabbed him, prompting other players such as Samuela Fainu, Kaeo Weekes, Corey Horsburgh and Zac Hosking to move in to de-escalate the situation. 

What was spoken has been outlined by the Daily Telegraph, with the publication revealing that someone was accusing a player of being a "snitch".

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Storm coach Craig Bellamy urges team to play fully to end five-game losing streak against Rabbitohs in Round 8.

Zero Tackle

Frustrated Storm coach Craig Bellamy knows his side must execute for longer, if they are to end a five-game losing streak in their Round 8 home clash against the Rabbitohs on Saturday night. 

Melbourne has not tasted victory since its Round 2 thrashing of the Dragons on March 14. Since then, the Storm have lost to the Broncos, Cowboys, Panthers, Warriors and Raiders; the first time since 2012 they have dropped five on the bounce.

Bellamy's side is in unchartered waters, sitting 15th on the table, and the Storm mentor is desperate to turn things around before it gets too late.

"We just seem to find ways of not playing for the 80 minutes, we're playing 50 or 60 minutes" Bellamy said on Friday.

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Raiders' Tom Starling condemned social media abuse targeting his partner after a match incident, urging trolls to focus on players instead.

Fox League

Raiders star Tom Starling has called out an ugly rant from a social media troll that included abuse aimed at his partner after his scuffle with Tigers flyer Sunia Turuva.

In the aftermath of the Tigers' 33-14 win at Leichhardt oval, Starling and Turuva were caught in a heated moment and had to be separated by teammates, but the pair left it on the field.

However, Starling and his partner were subjected to disgusting abuse from a social media user, who launched an ugly attack on the Raiders star's Instagram account.

Starling published the ugly comments on his Instagram story calling out the vile behaviour.

"Say what you want about the players, leave women out of it, don't be this guy," Starling wrote on his Instagram story.

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