Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has taken fresh aim at those who doubted his decision to rest soon-to-be 300-gamer Jarrod Croker after the call was vindicated by Friday's tight win over Wests Tigers.
Last week's defeat of South Sydney was Croker's 299th first-grade game and the veteran centre had been set to become only the second man to reach 300 Raiders games when the side met the Tigers.
But after the Rabbitohs game, Stuart announced he would omit Croker for the clash against the Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.