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Opinion Is Ricky Stuart the most overrated coach ever?

some11

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Been a big critic of his but f**k if he hasn't pulled off one of the best recruiting drives in recent memory.
 

Pete Cash

Post Whore
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Look at the upgrades

Milford (form slump aside) will be better than wighton but it was impossible for Stuart to keep him so that's life.

Austin >>>>>>> wighton/mccrone
Sezer >>>>>>>>> 2013 campo/mccrone
Hodgson >*infinity buttriss
Bj >>>>>>> allwood
Rapana >>>>>>>> Robinson

He has identified a bunch of young guns like tapine and brought them to Canberra. I don't agree with every move he makes (bring back Vaughan lol) but even just having a coach who will give the players a kick up the arse is good.
 
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Personally I think it’s the free reign and control that he gets at the Raiders that has allowed him to build a successful side. Seemed to get a bit of interference from the administration at his other gigs.
Maybe, but he did turn away JT from the Roosters because he was too small.

f**k you Ricky.
 

ed-grimley

Bench
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One of the worst coaches when he has a crap team as he doesn't handle losses well and comes up with excuse after excuse often bagging the players but the passion he displays is never in doubt and now lucky for him the Raiders have a excellent roster.
Maybe he should have gone straight back to Canberra as a coach instead of going anywhere else - especially Parra. One thing - he has done a better job of coaching the Raiders than Big Mal.
 

Pete Cash

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Depends on why we went shit. I doubt he would have been fired before 2018 though unless we were newcastle bad
 

El Diablo

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He had too.

2009 (Sharks) - 15th

2013 (Eels) - 16th

2014 (Raiders) - 15th

2015 (Raiders) - 10th

Another shit year here he would've been in the Centrelink lineup.
2006 Roosters 15th

he has coached 4 different clubs to last or second last
 

Incorrect

Coach
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Kudos to Ricky Stuart, the Raiders have been playing good footy for the past few seasons in patches, but only now seem to be putting it together week after week. I just get the feeling though that there's a soft, uninspiring performance around the corner.... Might as well make it this week V the Storm and then ramp things up again in the lead up to the Finals... in saying that, they have a decent record V the Storm and will probably win this week and then get belted by Manly in a couple of weeks!
 

beejay001

Juniors
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From 2014
Better than Robinson

#3inarow
Ricky has proved that when he gets handed a stacked team he can make the GF 3 years in a row, no other coach in the comp can say that.
He took a garbage side at Cronulla to a Minor premiership, and Prelim final.
Now he has torn down a club in disarray and rebuilt it into a Top4 side.

Meanwhile Trent Robinson is being found out to be the fraud he always was.
 
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We've had some absolute f*ckin plodders at hooker over the past 10 years. Buttriss, Wadell, Tongue, Withers etc. Now we have arguably the best hooker there is and it's phenomenal. Ricky identified that problem and fixed it for us. Genius. f**k signing Qlder's, let's sign poms.
 

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