Canberra Raiders NRL News

The Canberra Times

Two of the most prominent voices in the NRL have ripped into "nit-picking" officiating after Raiders coach Ricky Stuart's latest spray, as the NRL are set to review the incidents on Monday.

After Canberra's 29-18 loss to Brisbane on Saturday night, Stuart expressed his frustration in his post-match press conference at the Jordan Rapana sin bin for tripping and a "contentious" penalty decision against Hudson Young for brushing Broncos winger Selwyn Cobbo while contesting a drop-out.

Stuart said he was "pissed off, because people aren't doing their jobs properly", and he felt that bad refereeing decisions were consistently going against the...

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Canberra Weekly

Canberra must quickly put Saturday night's controversial loss to Brisbane behind them and win their final-round clash with Cronulla if they are to keep their NRL season alive.

Talk after their 29-18 defeat centred around some contentious calls that went against the Raiders, coach Ricky Stuart at a loss for words when asked how they could move past that and focus on the Sharks in what is clearly their biggest game of the campaign.

Whatever the result in Cronulla's Sunday afternoon clash with Newcastle, the Raiders can officially seal their finals spot with a win against the Sharks.

But their Sunday game could yet be a dead rubber if...

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The Daily Telegraph

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has delivered another furious press conference after the Raiders lost 29-18 to the Broncos in a controversial match at GIO Stadium.

The result sees the Broncos go to the top of the NRL ladder, while the Raiders now need a win against the Sharks in round 27 to ensure the side plays finals football.

As the time ran out and the Raiders got several calls going against them, Stuart's anger was starting to build and a video caught by Fox Sports showed a sign of...

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