Opinion Is Ricky Stuart the most overrated coach ever?

[soc123_au]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/ricky-stuart-explains-reason-for-alan-jones-appearance-in-raiders-coaches-box/news-story/5b7f3fd1a6e64bb79ca20072511641a9

Gloria hanging around the ice bath post game hoping to slurp on a few cold ones no doubt.

 

[Sans Souci Saint]

The Stickman could park his over-head projector at Kogarah any time he likes!

 

[footy75]

Stick can do no wrong at the moment.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Stick and BYC are probably the greatest captain + coach combination of all time.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

There won't be any complaining about officiating this week lol

 

[Chief_Chujo]

There won't be any complaining about officiating this week lol

We lost penalties and got smashed on restarts? I think we got away with a lot in the ruck but if you think Ricky doesn't have ammo

 

[mave]

The Stickster never fails to deliver.

Yet another quality press conference sook, despite the win.

 

[lockscombi]

Yep, another classic Ricky sook, even though they got the 2 points. Tim Sheens even had a little dig at him during his press conference lol

 

[Avenger]

After so many years in the game to use his words he is the f**king muppet because he gets emotionally affected by anyone who dares to question or criticise him. Without doubt he is still the biggest f**kwit in the game.

 

[skeepe]

Say what you like about the Rickster but if you took a form table from round 9 last year, the Raiders are second to only Penrith.

Must be doing something right.

 

[Wizardman]

This is the thing about Ricky

1. I've heard him on interviews and shows away from rugby league directly. He is one of the more impressive humans in our sport.....away from the game. Great family man, very caring man about people with disabilities and devotes a lot of effort towards these charities. As a coach, he seems very much a player's coach as well.

then, there is another side...

2. Ricky when things don't go his way. I have not seen a bigger whinger in rugby league than Ricky. It really is him first....daylight second.

 

[Fangs]

Ricky telling it like it is.

Forget the rest of the footy this weekend tbh. All eyes on game 300 next Friday. NRL should roll out the red carpet for Jarrod.

 

[MugaB]

Ricky telling it like it is.

Forget the rest of the footy this weekend tbh. All eyes on game 300 next Friday. NRL should roll out the red carpet for Jarrod.

 

[footy75]

Without doubt he is still the biggest f**kwit in the game.

Bit harsh on Stick.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'm getting sick of being told that Jarrod Croker is a club legend. A player who was adequate for the most part with probably 1 year where he was very good, he has been a whinging sour faced turnstile ever since he signed a ridiculously overpriced contract.

The Muppets are Croker and Stuart.

 

[BadnMean]

Say what you like about the Rickster but if you took a form table from round 9 last year, the Raiders are second to only Penrith.

Must be doing something right.

In fact, if we select only the parts of the last two seasons where we won, and then sub in the 1990 GF, we are far superior to Penrith. Go Rick!

 

[Pete Cash]

Obviously the team selections are a story for a different day (when we lose) and his press conference was mental (but a sort of low level contempt for the fanbase is the baseline at the Raiders)

But I can't get over the bench use again. Tapine is a massive bloke and he played him for 73 minutes where towards the end he started to get a bit loose down the inside defensively. The tigers rightly saw that both hors and probably tapine would play a lot of minutes and gave them both a lot of defensive work which they on the whole handled but it was clear they were stuffed and slowing down. Tapine legit looked like he was going to vomit as soon as the full time siren went.

His bench was halfback (played 7 minutes on the edge), hooker (played 11 minutes) and two middle forwards who played 45 (guler) and 27 minutes (ata). Tapine is on the whole our best player but I don't think we get best value out of him playing him for such long minutes.

 

[BadnMean]

Obviously the team selections are a story for a different day (when we lose) and his press conference was mental (but a sort of low level contempt for the fanbase is the baseline at the Raiders)

But I can't get over the bench use again. Tapine is a massive bloke and he played him for 73 minutes where towards the end he started to get a bit loose down the inside defensively. The tigers rightly saw that both hors and probably tapine would play a lot of minutes and gave them both a lot of defensive work which they on the whole handled but it was clear they were stuffed and slowing down. Tapine legit looked like he was going to vomit as soon as the full time siren went.

His bench was halfback (played 7 minutes on the edge), hooker (played 11 minutes) and two middle forwards who played 45 (guler) and 27 minutes (ata). Tapine is on the whole our best player but I don't think we get best value out of him playing him for such long minutes.

Didn't you listen on Team list Tuesday? Ricky said he "had a plan" on how to use Frawley/

Did he elaborate one iota on that plan or how it might ameliorate some of the ridic workload getting pushed onto two props trying to play as mobile locks? Of course not. But we can just assume his plan worked perfectly and how very DARE we ask a question about it at the presser!

Of COURSE Frawls was the obvious bench pick. The edge needed a slow halfback on it at the 73rd minute and if you can't see that... well you're probably just another muppet.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

So since we got flogged by the panthers we've won 7 from 8.





Broncos W

Dragons W

Dolphins W

Bulldogs W

Eels W

Sea Eagles L

Rabbitohs W

Tigers W



Broncos was a great win. The Rabbitohs were depleted due to origin and injury.



The rest, excluding the eels and Dolphins who are probably the same level as us are cellar dwelling and probably will remain there.



Ricky is strutting and his media mates are crowing. We'll make the bottom half of the 8.

 

[mave]

What's a worse insult?

Having Stick berate you as a muppet, or a weak gutted dog.