Ricky Stuart admits Canberra’s resilience has “been sucked out of us” but denied the club’s off-field problems were the root cause of his side’s poor form, which continued against the Roosters.
The Raiders will do well to absorb how the Roosters cope with adversity after another shameful collapse as schoolboy star Joseph Suaalii scored his first NRL try in just his second game.
Joseph Suaalii scored his first NRL try, Joey Manu bagged two and James Tedesco gave NSW Origin fans heart palpitations with a hip injury, but despite all the dramas the Roosters convincingly beat the Raiders 44-16 at Central Coast Stadium.