Canberra Raiders NRL News

Ricky Stuart makes changes, including son Jed, to revive Canberra Raiders' NRL finals hopes.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has made a raft of changes in a bid to re-start their flagging NRL finals hopes, including the most interesting of all - his son Jed Stuart coming into the 22.

It could see the first time a dad has coached his son at the Raiders - coincidentally against the Penrith Panthers, where Ivan Cleary coaches his son Nathan.

Jed Stuart was just one of the changes, with Jordan Rapana returning from concussion to slot in at fullback.

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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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