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Ricky Stuart criticized the NRL's bunker for ruining try celebrations, highlighting two denied tries during the Raiders' 26-22 victory over Melbourne.

The Canberra Times

Coach Ricky Stuart has taken aim at the NRL's bunker, saying it's become too hard to celebrate a try after Canberra were denied twice because of the video referee.

The Raiders stayed strong to defeat Melbourne 26-22 at GIO Stadium on Friday night, and although Stuart labelled it the best 80 minutes of the Green Machine's season, he was left fuming at the bunker.

It came after Hudson Young looked like he had scored in the opening minutes, but his try was scratched after a lengthy review found an accidental offside.

Zac Hosking's late four-pointer was also chalked off after Young had tackled Storm fullback Sua Fa'alogo high in the lead-up.

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Corey Horsburgh faces off against Cooper Clarke tonight after a humorous past altercation during an NRL game.

Fox League

A humorous subplot has emerged in the lead up to tonight's Raiders-Storm clash at GIO Stadium and it involves the aggressive Canberra firebrand Corey Horsburgh.

According to Code Sports, Horsburgh was once on the receiving end of some abuse from fans when he walked off the field after being sin binned during an NRL game several seasons ago.

In response, Horsburgh is said to have directed his attention to one of the fans and yelled "shut up, you fat p***k".

That fan turned out to be Storm young gun Cooper Clarke, with the pair now set to face off on the field this Friday.

Clarke cleary hasn't forgotten about it, telling teammates he is keen to square the ledger up on the GIO Stadium turf.

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Craig Bellamy lamented his team's inconsistency after a fifth straight defeat, criticizing missed opportunities despite some positive moments.

Fox League

Craig Bellamy was frustrated with his side's inconsistency after the Storm slumped to their fifth straight defeat in a 26-22 loss to the Raiders in Round 7.

The Storm led 16-12 at half-time, but were again run down to lose five straight games for the first time since 2012, when ironically they went on to win the title that year.

"I'm sort of sick to summing them up actually," Bellamy said.

"We've done a lot of good things out there tonight, but we've done some things that really cost us as well, so it's just inconsistent would be the best word to describe it, I would imagine."

Bellamy was fuming his side should have gone up by 10 after half-time, but let the Raiders score at the other end to get themselves back in the game after a Simi Sasagi intercept.

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