“I don’t just trust the players’ comments when they come to the sideline in regards to that.”
Ricky Stuart has joined calls for the NRL to get rid of the independent doctor in the bunker after Canberra had two players taken from the field in
its 19-18 loss to North Queensland
.
Speaking in the aftermath of the game, a clearly frustrated Stuart claimed the NRL and Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) “don’t trust coaches”.
“Do you think I’d let a player play if they had a concussion or is concussed?” he asked.
“I don’t just trust the players’ comments when they...
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Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has taken aim at the NRL and RLPA, claiming neither trust coaches when it comes to concussion.
His comments come off the back of Redcliffe supercoach Wayne Bennett's calls for the clubs to handle head injury assessments rather than an independent doctor.
The Raiders lost two players at crucial times in their heart-breaking 19-18 loss to the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Saturday.
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By rights the game should've been over by half-time, but a courageous Green Machine fought back only to go down to the North Queensland Cowboys 19-18 in Townsville on Saturday.
The Raiders had slipped behind 18-0 and looked gone for all money before fighting back to level the...
