Stuart took some of the credit for Parramatta's resurgence during an interview with the ABC in May. "I'm happy when I see Parramatta winning because I know I did the right thing there and I know I did a good job," Stuart said at the time. "That's not taking anything away or being disrespectful to their coach, Brad Arthur, he's doing a really good job and I compliment him. But I like seeing them play well and I like seeing them win because the decisions I made there are decisions I have to make here in regards to the balance of a team, the quality of player ... in rebuilding a football team, there are two things that have got to happen: one is time and two it's big decisions."