Canberra Raiders NRL News

Frustrated Blues fans blame referee Ashley Klein for NSW's penalties loss in State of Origin II.

The Daily Telegraph

They've got blue in their veins but woke up on Thursday morning seeing red.

Many frustrated Blues fans have singled out Ashley Klein for refereeing NSW out of State of Origin II, handing Queensland the first nine penalties at Optus Stadium. And you can throw in a couple of set restarts for good measure.

But exactly how many of them were real, and how many were contentious?

There was a Jarome Luai facial, a Zac Lomax elbow, and Latrell Mitchell leg-pull. But was Jarome Luai really offside when Reuben Cotter lost the ball, and did Hudson Young actually illegally strip the ball from Pat...

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Ricky Stuart feels like a proud dad debuting his son, Jed, as Raider #404 against Wests Tigers.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Whenever Ricky Stuart hands one of his players a debut, he feels like a proud dad.

So you can only imagine how he feels after giving his actual son, Jed, the chance to become Raider #404 against Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Friday.

"That's probably a good description because I like to get close to all of my players," Stuart said "This one is for real."

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Jed Stuart's rugby league dream came true when informed about his NRL debut by Raiders' captain Joe Tapine.

The Daily Telegraph

Jed Stuart's rugby league dream became reality during a massage session.

Resting his face in the table's cradle, his thoughts raced with emotion.

"I was kind of in shock. I was excited, nervous, all of that,'' Stuart said.

Only moments earlier, Raiders captain Joe Tapine - no, not his father and Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart - had phoned him with the news that Stuart, 23, was making his NRL debut on the wing against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Friday night.

Stuart had been in the video room cutting vision of his recent games at the Raiders HQ last Sunday when...

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