Is Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart under pressure in 2019?

[greeneyed]

Who are the NRL coaches under pressure?

CANBERRA : Ricky Stuart may be running out of chances after the Raiders again missed out on the finals in 2018.

Verdict: Stuart has a 46.3 per cent winning record at the Raiders yet is considered safe.

Read more: https://www.sportsnews.com.au/nrl/who-a ... ure/464282

[Peter]

Should be under a lot of pressure. It’s his last chance this year. I really like him, but results speak louder than words.

[edwahu]

No

[dubby]

He's under all sorts.

This is a huge year for Stick.

I reckon he'll resign if we are out of the 8, and he'll take up another role within the club

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[LimeGreenMachine]

I think that's the way it will go to . He has to be under heaps of pressure , even if its from within himself.
We know he loves the club . Hopefully we have a great season and we don't have to worry about all the speculation.

[Rickmando]

Protected species

[zilhouse]

No but should be.

[Green eyed Mick]

Our useless board and CEO wouldn't have him under pressure but that's nothing new. They didn't put Furner under any pressure either.

That being said, there is and will be an increasing amount of pressure on Ricky from the fans, local sponsors and playing group who I believe will make their voices heard loud and clear if Ricky fails again.

[sprintman]

Unfortunately no, but bloody well should be

[-PJ-]

Of course he is..

And should be !!!!

[FROG]

Our useless board and CEO wouldn't have him under pressure but that's nothing new. They didn't put Furner under any pressure either.

That being said, there is and will be an increasing amount of pressure on Ricky from the fans, local sponsors and playing group who I believe will make their voices heard loud and clear if Ricky fails again.

I don't believe the playing group will raise up against him. One of my biggest gripes with stuart is that he is best mates with them. Which isn't a problem if he held them accountable. The problem is that he doesn't. Wighton should have been sacked or at minimum had a massive fine leveled at him for the events that occurred last year. It was an opportunity to resign him on a lower salary more aligned with his worth. But alas stuart held strong for his good mate.

[edwahu]

The Pommy clique would probably be able to force him out. They are the core of the team and it's leadership now and aren't shrinking violets.

[Dusty]

There will be plenty of pressure but no more than he’ll have to endure come GF day..

#greenmachinein19


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[Gazman]

I’d say he’s only under pressure from himself. I agree with dubby, he is only gone if he resigns.

I’m a sticky fan, and remember when we weren’t competitive before he arrived and freshened our roster.

At least now we are right in it every game, we’ve just gotta start closing!


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[Botman]

I’m a sticky fan, and remember when we weren’t competitive before he arrived and freshened our roster.

In the 5 years prior, we have virtually the same win % as in Stuart's first 5 years, and we went to the finals twice, whereas Stuart has taken us there only once.

Enough with this bogus narrative. We've been a different TYPE of flash in the pan stinky team, but we've brought the **** stink just as much, if not more under Stuart. And that's with a vastly superior squad.

[-PJ-]

I agree.

Imagine this bunch of players under Bellamy or Robinson !!

It's all on Stuart..

[Botman]

FWIW Ricky Stuart should already be sacked, the fact he isn't and there have been nothing from the club to suggest they ever considered it, tells me he's not remotely under pressure

And he's not quitting the job.
Truth be told he's closer to limping into 8th spot season and get another multi year extension than he is from being sacked. Stuart will be our coach for at least another 2-3 years, regardless of results.
The only way that changes is if the players revolt... but where is the Dugan/Fergo arrogant **** type to lead such a charge? As the point was made earlier, Stuart's best mates with these dudes. Most of them are getting more money here than they'll get elsewhere?

Maybe the Dad's Army quartet can make some moves if they want, but i dont really see Hodgson/Elliott being that type, and it's going to be too soon for Bateman and Sutton to be pushing weight around.

I dont see a pathway for Stuart not being the coach in 2020.

[edwahu]

FWIW Ricky Stuart should already be sacked, the fact he isn't and there have been nothing from the club to suggest they ever considered it, tells me he's not remotely under pressure

And he's not quitting the job.
Truth be told he's closer to limping into 8th spot season and get another multi year extension than he is from being sacked. Stuart will be our coach for at least another 2-3 years, regardless of results.
The only way that changes is if the players revolt... but where is the Dugan/Fergo arrogant **** type to lead such a charge? As the point was made earlier, Stuart's best mates with these dudes. Most of them are getting more money here than they'll get elsewhere?

Maybe the Dad's Army quartet can make some moves if they want, but i dont really see Hodgson/Elliott being that type, and it's going to be too soon for Bateman and Sutton to be pushing weight around.

I dont see a pathway for Stuart not being the coach in 2020.

It wasn't Dugan and Fergo that lead the charge against Furner, I think it was the sensible players like Shillo and White over the way he handled the idiots in the squad. Actually Brett White is probably the best chance of getting rid of him, he has done it to one coach in the past.

They are mates now but the Poms seem very close and they should hold a lot of power, if they aren't happy they will start to make decisions in their interests.

[BadnMean]

Our useless board and CEO wouldn't have him under pressure but that's nothing new. They didn't put Furner under any pressure either.

That being said, there is and will be an increasing amount of pressure on Ricky from the fans, local sponsors and playing group who I believe will make their voices heard loud and clear if Ricky fails again.

I don't believe the playing group will raise up against him. One of my biggest gripes with stuart is that he is best mates with them. Which isn't a problem if he held them accountable. The problem is that he doesn't. Wighton should have been sacked or at minimum had a massive fine leveled at him for the events that occurred last year. It was an opportunity to resign him on a lower salary more aligned with his worth. But alas stuart held strong for his good mate.

You can't sack a bloke and then re-sign him on less money. That's not how the world works.

If we did that, Jack goes and signs somewhere else- because we just sacked him.

The first half of last season he actually was playing like a guy worth the high FB salary- he was elite basically any way you measure it on the field.

[Keghead]

Our useless board and CEO wouldn't have him under pressure but that's nothing new. They didn't put Furner under any pressure either.

That being said, there is and will be an increasing amount of pressure on Ricky from the fans, local sponsors and playing group who I believe will make their voices heard loud and clear if Ricky fails again.

I don't believe the playing group will raise up against him. One of my biggest gripes with stuart is that he is best mates with them. Which isn't a problem if he held them accountable. The problem is that he doesn't. Wighton should have been sacked or at minimum had a massive fine leveled at him for the events that occurred last year. It was an opportunity to resign him on a lower salary more aligned with his worth. But alas stuart held strong for his good mate.

You can't sack a bloke and then re-sign him on less money. That's not how the world works.

If we did that, Jack goes and signs somewhere else- because we just sacked him.

The first half of last season he actually was playing like a guy worth the high FB salary- he was elite basically any way you measure it on the field.

Let Em go mate makes their EDIT feel big bashing up on Jack.

There are a few good ones on the gutless call of the year thread too.

[Botman]

FWIW Ricky Stuart should already be sacked, the fact he isn't and there have been nothing from the club to suggest they ever considered it, tells me he's not remotely under pressure

And he's not quitting the job.
Truth be told he's closer to limping into 8th spot season and get another multi year extension than he is from being sacked. Stuart will be our coach for at least another 2-3 years, regardless of results.
The only way that changes is if the players revolt... but where is the Dugan/Fergo arrogant **** type to lead such a charge? As the point was made earlier, Stuart's best mates with these dudes. Most of them are getting more money here than they'll get elsewhere?

Maybe the Dad's Army quartet can make some moves if they want, but i dont really see Hodgson/Elliott being that type, and it's going to be too soon for Bateman and Sutton to be pushing weight around.

I dont see a pathway for Stuart not being the coach in 2020.

It wasn't Dugan and Fergo that lead the charge against Furner, I think it was the sensible players like Shillo and White over the way he handled the idiots in the squad. Actually Brett White is probably the best chance of getting rid of him, he has done it to one coach in the past.

Yeah that's true, i worded that very poorly... the players came back against Furner because of his handling of those guys, and that destablised the squad to a level where you had no option but to sack him... how do we get there with this squad? Who is Dugan/Fergo/Sandor/Wighton clique that fractures the playing group in such a way that make that possible?

[Botman]

Let Em go mate makes their EDIT feel big bashing up on Jack.

Actually it would seem to me that it's probably Jack who likes to bash up on people to make his EDIT feel big... including some half his size and one of which came very close to sending Jack to the pavement.

[greeneyed]

This isn't a Jack Wighton thread, but he did have a very large fine imposed on him by the NRL, plus a 10 week ban. Isn't it time to look forward? He's served his penalty. Hopefully, he'll be quickly back to the form he showed in the first half of last season.

[Keghead]

Let Em go mate makes their EDIT feel big bashing up on Jack.

Actually it would seem to me that it's probably Jack who likes to bash up on people to make his EDIT feel big... including some half his size and one of which came very close to sending Jack to the pavement.

Yeah and you didn't throw one of em so stop acting like you are some sort of superior morale crusader.

You throw plenty of dribble around this place thinking you have some sort of clue but it is apparent that you are just some sort of try hard who needs to boost his ego buy judging others as if you are perfect, as I said before you might be tricking some of the fools on here but boil it down and you are a nothing bud and always will be have fun typing your miserable existence away.

Jack is a big part of the team and will be until HE wants out so suck it in fool.

[Botman]

speaking of typing your miserable existence away.
Dying on the hill that is Jack Wighton. Doesnt get more miserable than that.

[Keghead]

And trying to prove you are someone of any significance or importance on an internet forum is extremely noble.

The "Heroes" you worship on here used to go out and do that type of stuff (fighting) on a weekly basis against tools like yourself.

[simo]

Get ‘im keghead!

[Botman]

And trying to prove you are someone of any significance or importance on an internet forum is extremely noble.

The "Heroes" you worship on here used to go out and do that type of stuff (fighting) on a weekly basis against tools like yourself.

No more noble than your attempts to defend Jack Wighton for an inexcusable act.
I guess we're both pretty insignificant and unimportant.

FWIW I don't worship any 'heroes', least of all sporting heroes. I learnt in my teens that these people arent heroes. They are just dudes who are good at football, and you probably should worship anyone who's main contribution to society is hitting the genetic lottery.

But yeah i have no doubt many players from past times would routinely walk around thumping dudes without much or any provocation. And i'm sure each one EDIT hoping to get a nod of approval. Yet, you're as insignificant and unimportant as i am. So i guess that didnt quite work out for you, did it?

[Keghead]

EDIT.

[Botman]

I think the idea that to be a “man” you have to be able to fight is quite a revealing statement

I couldn’t tell you what I could or couldn’t knock the skin off. Haven’t thrown a punch since I was 17. Have no plans to change that. No need to, i learnt the hard way many years ago that solving problems with your fists doesn’t make you a “man”, violence is a cowards way out

[Bigcheese]

What we really need is a Greenhouse fight night. MMA or boxing, which do you prefer Keghead? You sound like a terrifying sort of bloke!

[Manchild]

What we really need is a Greenhouse fight night. MMA or boxing, which do you prefer Keghead? You sound like a terrifying sort of bloke!

Bigcheese!!!! WWE couldnt write this script.

[Brew]

He should be under pressure but I Suspect he won’t be until it’s mathematically impossible to make the finals, which I expect will be in the last couple of rounds. And even so McFadden will just walk into the role so I don’t know how to feel about that.

Then he will still retain his position as we have probably bought a decent player or two for 2020 and Don will feel he deserves the opportunity to coach them.

His first mistake was not sacking Wighton, yet we get rid of Dugan and Carney for stupidity, they didn’t actually assault anyone.
His second mistake is he might play Wighton at Five Eight, weakens a spot and it’s even questionable that it’s strengthening another. 2019 has train wreck written all over it which might be a good thing.
Josh Hodgson holds the key to Stuart’s future, he has to have a blinder of a season.


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[BadnMean]

Watching people use Raiders players to argue each other do death and prove how right they are is the pits.

Bring on the season.

FWIW, Ricky starts the season with the benefit of a quietly growing doubt. He and the players have their chance to get it right. If not- then I expect Ricky to stand down or be given the nod by the time finals become an impossibility. I don't think he's going anywhere before then. The club history and his current situation suggest that.

The positional/personnel arrangements in round 1- or even the trials for that matter- will be crucial.

[EJ]

What we really need is a Greenhouse fight night. MMA or boxing, which do you prefer Keghead? You sound like a terrifying sort of bloke!

Bigcheese!!!! WWE couldnt write this script.

Indeed. His entrance timing was impeccable

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