Fuming Stuart cuts press conference short after Roosters hammering
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has never been shy to express how he truly feels after a loss and that continued post-match after his side were thrashed at home by the Roosters.
The Raiders looked nothing like the team that downed the Cowboys last week as they were held scoreless for the first time in two years.
Ricky Stuart was in no mood to talk after the loss to the Roosters. Nine
They are currently 5-8 on the season and are two wins short of the top eight.
Stuart has been critical of his team’s ill-discipline throughout the year, and the Raiders’ crucial first-half errors led to points for the tri-colours, who were by far the better team.
Stuart wanted no part of the press conference and gave short answers whenever he was addressed, with journalists turning their attention to captain Joe Tapine.
The Raiders coach made no excuses, stating the Roosters were “too good” and “had too much class”.
When asked how the 13th-placed Raiders can recover from such a performance, Stuart replied quickly: “It’s one game mate”.
The reporter continued, but Stuart interjected: “Just gotta worry about next week.”
Stuart was also short when asked about injuries.
“I don’t know, haven’t spoken to him yet,” he said when addressing a question about Ethan Sanders.
And it was the same response when he was asked about Savelio Tamale’s possible concussion.
“I don’t know, mate, I don’t know ... only just got in there,” he said.
Stuart’s frustration with his team is understandable after they missed nearly 40 tackles and accrued 15 errors.
“It was the opposite to what we did last week. We had the game plan but we didn’t do it,” Tapine added.
The Raiders travel to Parramatta to take on the Eels next Saturday.
