Opinion Is Ricky Stuart the most overrated coach ever?

[Floodwaters]

LMAO pre HIA I can think of countless times a Stuart coached player had a bad head knock and got up and played on.

 

[Perth Red]

Classic Stuart, create some bs controversy statements so no one asks why raiders weren’t very good.
He’s a better defector than coach!

 

[skeepe]

Classic Stuart, create some bs controversy statements so no one asks why raiders weren’t very good.
He’s a better defector than coach!

Weren’t very good? We lost by one point away to one of the competition favourites in oppressive conditions.

Try actually watching games before commenting.

You’re not a Dally M judge by any chance are you? They didn’t seem to bother watching the game either - how can a team that lost by just one point not get a single Dally M point out of the 12 available? It’s madness.

 

[Billythekid]

Weren’t very good? We lost by one point away to one of the competition favourites in oppressive conditions.

Try actually watching games before commenting.

You’re not a Dally M judge by any chance are you? They didn’t seem to bother watching the game either - how can a team that lost by just one point not get a single Dally M point out of the 12 available? It’s madness.

I feel like this has been the story of the raiders since stick took over. So many years where it feels like they're close and could be a genuine threat but fail when it counts.

 

[mongoose]

we've lost an unbelievable amount of close games under Stick - its like he doesn't coach any proper game management.....

 

[Captain Apollo]

we've lost an unbelievable amount of close games under Stick - its like he doesn't coach any proper game management.....

He has some rather ordinary ideas on his bench rotation. Too often he'll play many of his starters into the ground, so that come finals time they will be fatigued. Exhibit A - his rotation in the 2003 Grand Final where Ned Catic played a whole 7 minutes off the bench.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Agree with it or not, but this lengthy article goes into detail about the HIA process, and what the categories and symptoms are, and what the club doctors and independent doctor roles in it entail -

'Clubs don't trust each other': Annesley backs independent docs over HIA calls

Independent doctors ordered five of the 19 HIAs in last weekend's opening round of matches and NRL head of football Graham Annesley says they will continue their role.

www.nrl.com

 

[Exsilium]

He has some rather ordinary ideas on his bench rotation. Too often he'll play many of his starters into the ground, so that come finals time they will be fatigued. Exhibit A - his rotation in the 2003 Grand Final where Ned Catic played a whole 7 minutes off the bench.

I couldn't find the article but Ricky was questioned on this and he said he listens to the players and trainers to give him the information to make the call. I'm not sure asking a player if he wants to come off is a great plan given they'd almost always want to stay out. IC made a massive error leading into the finals in 2020 and didn't rest the players enough and it showed in the GF.

My view is that Ricky always plays his starters till the momentum swings or is lost completely. Not good enough in the modern game

 

[footy75]

Stick needs a win.

 

[gerg]

Shirley our man Stick deserves a bump here, and heck while we're at it - the great one deserves a big fat extension.

 

[nick87]

Run it back like he never left.
The king stays the king.

 

[Captain Apollo]

I was hoping the Raiders would lose so I could see Stick blow up deluxe at the press conference post match

 

[mongoose]

sharkies are our bitches

 

[gUt]

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Time to blow it up and start over.

 

[footy75]

It's over.

 

[Exsilium]

And it continues as Ol’ Sticky used the usual narrative.

“Didn’t see that coming”

“It’s going to be a tough week ahead”

“Sorry to the fans”

“That was unacceptable”

Same shit as always.

 

[GongPanther]

After watching tonight's presser from Sticky, I think he seriously knows the writing is on the wall as far as being a coach is concerned.

 

[Perth Red]

Ir Ricky the problem, or is canberra the problem? Seems unless they’re from England they can’t sign any decent players to move there.

 

[_snafu_]

Played like weak gutted dogs.