Canberra Raiders NRL News

  • Ricky Stuart still frustrated by NRL despite tight win

    “I don’t blame the referee”: Stuart blasts NRL process for confusion in decisions

    Ricky Stuart baffled by Raiders' penalty count woes in close win over Sharks, questions fairness.

    Zero Tackle

    Canberra Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart is still at a loss to describe his team's inability to win a penalty count, despite the fact they snuck over the line in a final-minute thriller against the Cronulla Sharks on Thursday evening.Only a late, last ditch and ad-lib try could get the Raiders over the line against the Sharks in a game where they were trounced in the penalty count."I think the penalty count was 7-2, ok fine if we're giving penalties away that's great but you can't tell me other teams don't give away penalties as well," Stuart said during his post-match press conference.

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  • SuperCoach NRL: Five things we learned from Raiders v Sharks

    SuperCoach NRL: Five things we learned from Raiders v Sharks

    Raiders score impressive team try, new SuperCoach PODs emerge, time to drop a cheap player.

    The Daily Telegraph

    The Raiders produced one of the best team tries of the year, two massive SuperCoach PODs have emerged, and its time to move on from one cheapie.

    Recap our live blog coverage below and see the XX things we learned.

    1. MASSIVE PODS EMERGE

    They've already looked good in patches so far this year, but both Hudson Young (106 points) and Briton Nikora (78 points) shape as intriguing SuperCoach options going forward. And to make Young's score even more impressive was the fact that he lost 10 points after being sinbinned.

    Both owned by less than 6000 SuperCoaches, they are massive PODs with massive attacking upside and serious try-scoring...

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  • What's in a name? Plenty if you are the son of a Raiders legend who's also the current head coach

    Region Canberra

    In Canberra sports, being a Raiders legend's son is like being a famous musician's offspring. Comparisons can be burdensome.

    The Riotact

    In Canberra sport, being the son of one of the Raiders' greatest is akin to being the offspring of a Beatle. Maybe that's an exaggeration, but you know what I'm getting at.

    The comparisons to a well-known parent and the standards by which an offspring is graded are, in many respects, a reason to avoid embarking on the same career. And if the same career is pursued, comparisons can be a considerable burden.

    In the case of Jed Stuart, the son of Raiders legend and current coach Ricky, there has been a determination to forge his own path.

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