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NRL clubs gearing up for Round 5 with key player changes and additions. Team updates Tuesday.
Entering Round 5, some NRL clubs are set to receive significant boosts to their team, while others have lost key players as they look to clinch the two points.
Some big additions this week include Cameron Munster, Alex Twal and Jahrome Hughes, while the losses are headlined by Jacob Preston and Luke Metcalf.
Teams will be named on Tuesday at 4pm (AEST), but here is all the latest in news and rumours.
Ricky Stuart criticizes team's performance, calls loss embarrassing and abysmal, shuts down praise for player.
Ricky Stuart has unleashed a scathing tirade in his classic post-game press conference following a heartbreaking loss for the Raiders against the Sharks.
The Canberra coach did not hold back, labeling the defeat as "embarrassing" and "abysmal", and even took a swipe at a journalist who dared to praise one of his players.
When asked about the performance of Raiders No.
3 Matt Timoko, Stuart quickly shut down any notion of individual brilliance on the night.
Ricky Stuart furious after Canberra's loss to Cronulla, promises consequences for team's performance.
A furious Ricky Stuart has warned Canberra's capitulation to Cronulla will be "dealt with", after they gave up an 18-point lead to be beaten 36-22.
Leading 18-0 after 25 minutes, Canberra became the faders of old as they compounded error after error and were beaten through the middle.
The Raiders did not complete a set in the final 15 minutes of the first half as the Sharks drew back to 18-18, before back-to-back errors helped Cronulla kick clear after the break.
"We won't be forgetting that night real quickly. I can promise you that. It was really poor and it'll be dealt with," Stuart said.
"We were...