Canberra's Ricky Stuart criticized 'awful' ruck officiating, impacting play style for upcoming NRL finals.
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has blasted the 'awful' officiating of the ruck in Saturday's win over the Tigers and said the Raiders will need to change their style of play if it continues in the NRL finals. Stuart's Raiders locked up the minor premiership with a 24-10 victory in front of their home fans, winning the JJ Giltinan Shield for the first time in 35 years.
But the coach had a major complaint to make in his post-match press conference. When asked about his side's performance against the Tigers, Stuart said they didn't play well and described the contest as 'messy'.
When pressed on his thoughts about how the ruck was officiated, he said: "It was awful. I wasn't going to say anything but you've obviously seen it too. If the...