Canberra Raiders NRL News

Coach Ricky Stuart publicly criticized players, including Hudson Young, for their "precious, spoilt" performance in a recent NRL loss.

Canberra Weekly

Ricky Stuart's press conference spray after his Canberra side's pitiful loss to North Queensland was nothing compared to the scolding he reserved for his players, says second-rower Hudson Young.

Stuart publicly excoriated his men for a "precious, spoilt" performance in Saturday's 42-4 defeat which all but ended their NRL finals chances.

And he had every right to, said Young.

It was the fifth time the Raiders have conceded 40 points or more this season, and the second in two games.

Young felt they had developed an unacceptable habit of throwing in the towel when the...

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Canberra Raiders facing worst season in 10 years after conceding 40 points five times.

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Raiders are fighting to avoid their lowest finish in a decade after sinking to a 41-year first with their finals hopes fading.

The Raiders have conceded 40 points on five occasions in the same season for the first time since 1983 after a nightmare eight-day stretch left their premiership ambitions on life support.

Only three times in club history have the Raiders conceded 40 points five times in the same season - and you have to wind back to the club's infancy to find the figures in an era of Peter Sterling's star-studded Parramatta Eels, the Mortimer brothers at Belmore, Steve "Blocker" Roach's Balmain and Darryl Brohman...

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Valentine Holmes scores hat-trick in record-breaking game before leaving, Jake Clifford shines in Cowboys win.

Canberra Weekly

Valentine Holmes has etched himself into North Queensland record books days after announcing his exit from the club, scoring a hat-trick in their 42-4 win over a woeful Canberra.

Holmes finished with a club-record 26 points of his own in Townsville on Saturday night to cap a week in which his place in the side was questioned and he signed with St George Illawarra for next year.

Jake Clifford also impressed after being preferred at halfback for the axed Chad Townsend, scoring one try and setting up two others in the Cowboys' biggest win of 2024.

Scott Drinkwater and Tom...

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