Canberra Raiders NRL News

Teenager Chevy Stewart impresses in Origin win, could earn NRL call-up with continued performance.

The Canberra Times

Chevy Stewart's Origin heroics could see him rocket back into NRL selection contention, but Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says the teenager still has work to do before a return to first grade.

Several fringe Canberra players will put their hand up for an NRL call-up after a disappointing 48-24 defeat to the lowly Tigers led Stuart to consider a shake-up.

One such player making his case is Stewart, whose man-of-the-match effort in the Blues' under-19s State of Origin win last Thursday could put him in the NRL frame once more.

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Stuart criticizes Canberra's lack of toughness, poor defense and slow starts in NRL season.

Canberra Weekly

Ricky Stuart has accused Canberra of lacking toughness, claiming his players are taking too many soft options as their NRL season slips away.

Their 48-24 loss to Wests Tigers on Sunday continued a worrying run for the Raiders, who now have the fourth-worst defensive record in the competition.

Sunday's flogging at Campbelltown also marked another slow start, down 18-0 before halftime and 42-8 in the second half before three late tries while the Tigers had a man in the sin-bin.

The Raiders have now found themselves in similar positions in six of their last eight games, regularly having to play from behind after leaking early...

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Ricky Stuart was disappointed in his team's performance in Round 16 loss to Tigers.

Fox League

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart was extremely unhappy with his side's performance in their Round 16 loss to the Wests Tigers.

Asked in the post-game press conference about his side's recent slow starts, Stuart explained Canberra are "not a tough football team at the moment."

Stuart's side were out of the contest from pretty much the opening minutes of the game, with Lachlan Galvin scoring the Tigers' first try in the third minute.

By half-time, Canberra were down 18-2, though the deficit could have been greater given the Tigers had three tries disallowed in the first 40.

It was much of the same in the second half, with Benji Marshall's side scoring the second period's first four tries, including one right after the interval.

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