Canberra Raiders NRL News

Ricky Stuart criticizes Raiders for squandering lead, calls them embarrassing and dismal, missed opportunity.

Wide World of Sports

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has unloaded on his players after they squandered an 18-0 lead against the Sharks to lose 36-22.

Cronulla came into the match significantly understrength with Stuart stating "that was half of Newtown in there" in reference to the Sharks' feeder side.

In a stinging assessment of his team, Stuart referred to them as "embarrassing" and "dismal" after they blew an opportunity to go top of the table.

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Raiders dominated but Sharks staged comeback, secured impressive victory with five consecutive tries.

LeagueNews.co

The Raiders were flying high, leading the Sharks 18-0 before a dramatic turnaround saw them crash and burn in their NRL clash.

The Sharks clawed their way back into the game, scoring five consecutive tries to secure a stunning 34-22 victory at Shark Park.

The turning point came when the Bunker controversially ruled in favor of Cronulla's captain's challenge in the 26th minute.

From that moment on, it was all Cronulla as Braydon Trindall ripped through the defense to score shortly after.

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Ricky Stuart admits Raiders embarrassed by reserve grade team in 36-22 loss to Sharks.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has conceded his side was embarrassed by a team filled with reserve graders in Sunday night's convincing loss to the Sharks.

After jumping out to an 18-0 lead early, the Raiders were totally outplayed for 60 minutes to fall to an undermanned Cronulla squad 36-22.

The hosts were without a number of stars, with Dale Finucane leading a contingent of injured forwards.

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