lol Raiders. Fuck me dead. That is the most pathetic last 7 minutes you will ever see. Biggest chokers in the game. For several years now, they have a solid lead, get down to the business end of matches and they play like they're chasing points. Zero game management or control.
From a game of markers off side to a game where the marker couldn't even give a shit. Keep in mind that was after the game was brought to a hault for 5 seconds because of an offload after the held call. You'd be absolutely fuming if you were a Raiders fan at that game. Ricky can't keep denying their inability to close out tight games anymore, it's becoming an ongoing joke.
It almost feels like they are throwing the games on purpose, that's how bad their defence is. Stuart has been a shit coach for over a decade now though, I guess it's plausible.
I actually think they'll spoon from here. Was saying to the boys in the lead up that they're the sort of mentally weak side that will pack it in if they go 0 and 3. There's strike power every where, but without Hodgson I don't think they can put it together. I suppose they could be smokies for a good run through origin into a warriors-esque finish into 8th. But they just seem garbage mentally.
They're definitely not making the eight now IMO. Not only are they 0 and 3, but their first three games were against fucking Gold Coast, Newcastle and the Warriors. They probably won't spoon it because there'll be enough games the natural ability of some of their players takes over in, but their season is pretty much done already.
He was never that good to begin with but his subsequent decline probably does have a fair bit to do with the Raiders imo.
