Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has accused the NRL and RLPA of not trusting coaches, joining Wayne Bennett in calling for the league to overhaul the role of the independent doctors in the Bunker.
The Raiders lost two players, fullback Sebastian Kris and backrower Corey Harwira-Naera, to HIA checks in their 19-18 loss to North Queensland on Saturday night, after both players were removed from play by the independent doctor.
"The RLPA, the NRL, they don't trust coaches. Do you think I'd let a player play if he had a concussion or was concussed?" Stuart said.
"I don't just trust the player's comments when he comes to the sideline with that, but when he's down getting his leg attended to and...