By Paul GallenMay 10th, 2021
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It s a total surprise to me that the Canberra Raiders are where they are on the NRL ladder - currently in 12th spot.
Winning three of their first four games is the only reason they re not right at the bottom, after losing their past five in a row. They re definitely in a hole at the moment.
Ricky Stuart, I m sure, knows all the issues in his team. He s pretty across all his players, Ricky, and I don t think there d be anything untoward going on there; backstabbing, or things going on in the background that he doesn t know about.
The glamorous wife of a footy star has lashed out at a premiership-winning coach for leaving her husband on the bench - and it could result in her man being swiftly booted from the NRL club.
Kristen Tapine, who is married to hulking Canberra Raiders forward Joe Tapine, was scathing of coach and club legend Ricky Stuart after the green machine lost to South Sydney 34-20 last Thursday night at GIO Stadium.
Mrs Tapine s Instagram story after the match was blunt to say the least, calling out Stuart for his questionable bench rotation across 80 minutes. You have an international player (Joe Tapine) warming your bench for 50 minutes… Your interchanges are killing us!!! she fumed.
Explosive fallout to NRL player s wifeâs social post There are rumblings of a messy split surrounding a Raiders star after his wifeâs Instagram post attacked Canberra coach Ricky Stuart.
Celebrity 4th May 2021 12:12 PM Raiders coach Ricky Stuart is rumoured to have confronted star forward Joe Tapine after his wife s explosive social media post this weekend. An unconfirmed report claims Tapine has been challenged by the veteran mentor as reports emerged rival clubs are beginning to take an interest in the 26-year-old as a result of his prickly situation with the Raiders. The mess friction was brought to the surface when Tapine s wife Kirsten questioned the bench rotation Stuart used in the wake of the team s loss to South Sydney.
By The MoleMay 3rd, 2021
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Rival clubs are closely monitoring the awkward situation between the Canberra Raiders and star forward Joe Tapine.
With the Raiders finals hopes in freefall, Tapine s wife slammed coach Ricky Stuart on social media last weekend for the lack of game time her husband got in the loss to Souths. You have an international player warming your bench for 50 minutes … Your interchanges are killing us!!! Kirsten Tapine vented on Instagram.
Kirsten Tapine and Ricky Stuart. (Instagram/Getty)
Stuart is not one to take criticism - particularly from within his own ranks - lightly and the situation could quickly escalate in coming days.