‘Disgrace’: Raiders coach Ricky Stuart launches attack at NRL

Speaking after Canberra’s impressive win over Penrith, coach Ricky Stuart has taken aim at the NRL match review committee and judiciary panel.

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Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has launched a heavy attack on the NRL, claiming the game is “moving into a very dangerous area” with rule changes and desperately needed “common sense”.

Stuart labelled the sin-binning of Newcastle star Kalyn Ponga on Friday night a “disgrace” and claimed the NRL had to stop “trying to please everyone”.

Speaking after his side’s 30-18 win over Penrith, Stuart took aim at the NRL match review committee and judiciary panel for suspending his star player, Nick Cotric, for three games over a dangerous throw.

Stuart immediately drew comparisons between Cotric and a dangerous throw by Manly’s Jake Trbojevic on Melbourne’s Jahrome Hughes on Saturday night that attracted a grade-one charge and no suspension with an early guilty plea.

“Which one did they get wrong?” Stuart said.

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Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has let fly at the NRL. Picture: AAP

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“Did they get Nick Cotric wrong or did they get Jake’s wrong. I commend the match review committee because I reckon they got young Trbojevic’s right.

“It was an accident, exactly the same way that Nick Cotric’s (tackle) was an ­accident. This game is moving into a very, very dangerous period in regards to the consistent interpretations that we are getting continually changed.

Jake Trbojevic avoided suspension for a dangerous throw tackle. Picture: AAP

“We have a very high-speed game and at high speed we have huge collisions and there are going to be accidents.

“James Maloney had a crusher on Johnny Bateman tonight. I would have loved to been given a penalty, but for the game, we don’t need a penalty there. It was a complete and pure accident.

“We are getting too many people put out of the game because of accidents.”