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Ricky's bold claim after Raiders' finals thumping - CtrlF.XYZ

Ricky's bold claim after Raiders' finals thumping

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Raiders manager Ricky Stuart made the bold assertion aft Canberra's semi-final exit connected Friday night that his broadside would person made the apical 4 if not for its early-season wounded battles.

The Raiders, who finished the regular play successful eighth aft jumping up of the Broncos who bombed out, had won 13 of their past 17 games heading into their semi-final clash with the Eels astatine CommBank Stadium, but crashed retired of the premiership contention successful a 40-4 decision to Parramatta.

Canberra was hamstrung earlier a shot was kicked successful its 2022 campaign erstwhile halfback Jamal Fogarty, who the Raiders had recruited from the Titans during the off-season, suffered a genu wounded that sidelined him until circular 12.

The Raiders besides mislaid hooker Josh Hodgson to a season-ending genu injury aboriginal successful their opening-round game.

They struggled to header with the mega wounded blows, slumping to 15th heading into circular eight.

"We would person made the apical four. Second fractional of the play showed that," Stuart said successful his property league aft the nonaccomplishment to Parramatta.

"We were lone three, 4 wins extracurricular of the apical four.

"So, we would person made the apical four, but we didn't.

"Every squad gets immoderate atrocious luck, each squad gets injuries.

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"I'm not sitting present crying implicit spilt milk.

"As I say, don't instrumentality it distant from Parramatta; they did a bully job."

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The Raiders edged the Storm 28-20 successful an elimination last successful Melbourne, but what followed successful the Eels clash was their heaviest finals decision successful history.

Stuart spoke of his pridefulness successful his troops contempt the semi-final capitulation.

"After circular 12 this year, if 1 of you had said to me, 'I'll bash a woody with you and tin get to the 2nd (week of the finals) and you tin get flogged', what bash you reckon I was going to say?" Stuart said.

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"We were coming 11th oregon 12 oregon 15th astatine 1 stage. What these blokes person done ... that crippled determination does not specify these blokes, the team, the club. I'm precise arrogant of them. I could not beryllium prouder of them. I could not beryllium prouder successful regards to the travel they've been on, the difficulties that we were confronted with. For america to get to wherever we did, I americium precise arrogant of them.

"Disappointed with the result? Absolutely.

"We didn't bushed ourselves; we got beaten by a amended team."

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