Ricky slams Raiders’ critics; Tiger town in turmoil as brutal truth laid bare: Talking Points
Watch every game of The 2023 NRL Telstra Finals Series before the Grand Final Live & Ad-Break Free During Play on Kayo Sports.Raiders coach Ricky Stuart and captain Elliott Whitehead have taken aim at the club’s critics ahead of their elimination final in Newcastle on Sunday.
Stuart was asked if nobody giving them a chance against the high-flying Knights, who have won nine games in a row, would play into his side’s hands. “We’ve got a big week ahead of us, nobody expects us to go up there and win so we’ll just enjoy the week,” Whitehead said. While they were able to beat the eventual minor premiers, the Panthers, their joy all but ended there and it’s back to the drawing board for Benji Marshall.
With controversy consistently swirling the blue Wiggle, Anthony Field, even claimed he was willing to buy the club and split the joint venture.The latest in the Tigers story came when a fan protest was thwarted, taking a stand against chief executive Justin Pascoe. While the Roosters will get plenty of well-deserved headlines for winning five straight games and keeping their season alive on Friday night after sitting as low as 14th, questions should be — and will be asked of the Rabbitohs.
“You hear the great players talk about this time of year, and how you have to build the foundations in your game to be able to hold up in the critical parts of the season,” Fox League’s Michael Ennis said. “We are talking about a side that has five New South Wales players, had been fit for Game one that’s six. We are talking about a side littered with stars and some of the best players in the game.
“A week out from finals where they had to play a game to fight for finals, senior players out of form, I think the story is unbelievable.”The Dolphins first NRL campaign is over and the NRL’s newest franchise have become almost every fan’s second team. “We saw that in the pre-season, we saw the skill level, we saw how hard people had worked and how well we came together as a group, that’s what we showed.
Farnworth has previously expressed his desire to play fullback but will likely feature in the centres alongside Euan Aitken who is a starter when fit.The Bulldogs utility has the ability to play five-eighth, fullback, in the centres and could even wear the No.14 jumper. “The Newcastle Knights are taking their fans on a freight train... The Knights are a contender,” Andrew Voss said immediately after Newcastle’s ninth-straight win.
“Proud is the optimal word. We spoke all week about putting in a professional performance and having 8 or 9 first graders out, we expected the younger blokes to do a job and they did exactly that,” O’Brien told Fox League. “We just stuck to the process and believed in and fortunately it has come out the other side, but one season is over now, another is about to begin for us.”O’Brien admits the build-up will be a different feel for his side and hence, it won’t be treated like just another week.
O’Brien also gave an update to the status of Ponga, who missed the Dragons clash with a AC joint injury. However, once again, the Storm proved too good, extending their winning streak against the Broncos to 14. What’s more remarkable is that Craig Bellamy’s side haven’t lost against Brisbane at Suncorp since 2009.The 32-22 loss meant the Broncos would lose out to Penrith for the minor premiership and settle for second, setting up the Week 1 Finals clash against the Storm.
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