{"id":599814,"date":"2026-04-11T10:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599814\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:02:15","slug":"wayne-bennett-jye-gray-ricky-stuart-press-conferences-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-canberra-raiders-round-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599814\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Bennett, Jye Gray, Ricky Stuart press conferences, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canberra Raiders, Round 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In-form Souths fullback Jye Gray is facing a stint on the sidelines after suffering an AC joint injury in the Rabbitohs\u2019 heart stopping two point loss to Canberra in Perth on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/nrl?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gray was tackled heavily by Raiders\u2019 middle Morgan Smithies and winger Jed Stuart in the first quarter of an hour of the clash, resting his arm in a makeshift sling made by his jersey as he left the field in obvious pain.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20260606\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pointsbet.com.au\/sports\/rugby-league\/NRL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20260607\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pointsbet.com.au\/sports\/rugby-league\/NRL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20260608\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pointsbet.com.au\/sports\/rugby-league\/NRL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? 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For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>Souths\u2019 coach Wayne Bennett said he was expecting to be without the rising star for at least a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an AC joint so it\u2019s pretty sore,\u201d Bennett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to assume it will be two or three weeks at least.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Gray left the field Latrell Mitchell moved back to fullback, with Tallis Duncan slotting into Mitchell\u2019s left centre spot and Lachlan Hubner coming onto the right edge.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett said the loss of Gray was a tough one for the team but he offered no excuses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t help, he\u2019s such a vital player in the team in such a vital position,\u201d Bennett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just not something you replace easily, although we\u2019ve got Latrell who is such a wonderful player there but then you have got to replace Latrell in the centres, so it does throw you out a bit and I don\u2019t think that helped us.<\/p>\n<p>MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n<p>CONTROVERSY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-live-updates-brisbane-broncos-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-round-6-teams-how-to-watch-ezra-mam-tom-dearden\/news-story\/d1dc9e64eb31567f09f4bb93a4acf447\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Cowboys star\u2019s contract statement as Broncos\u2019 hearts broken in derby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018DON\u2019T WANT TO HIDE\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-shane-flanagan-confident-he-will-remain-as-head-coach-declares-his-got-a-job-to-do-st-george-illawarra-dragons-nrl-news\/news-story\/fd4da0c6d7c79ee0b92a06a18810e0c0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Flanagan explains surprise move with powerful message <\/a><\/p>\n<p>MCKINNON: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-what-shane-flanagan-needs-to-change-at-the-dragons-dylan-brown-contract-alex-mckinnon-column\/news-story\/67728033b47efd0dfb876cddb3126bba\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dragons\u2019 $500k misfire &amp; change Flanno must make; Raiders\u2019 No.7 reality<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ricky Stuart and Wayne Bennett.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is what it is and we\u2019ve got to be big enough to overcome that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inform Gray is likely to follow Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh as potential Queensland fullbacks to spend long periods on the sidelines in the lead up to State of Origin Game 1 on May 27 in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Canberra coach Ricky Stuart was proud his team hung on in a \u2018crazy\u2019 game that saw them lead 24-4 at halftime, only to give up 18 unanswered points to start the second stanza and survive a second late fightback from Souths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a good way to describe it, crazy,\u201d Stuart said.<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=NRLArticle&amp;utm_medium=TextLink&amp;utm_campaign=signup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FULL FIELD: Kaeo stuns with winning try | 02:05<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve got a very classy team of attack. They got us a couple of times in the second half. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCredit to the boys how they did hang in there. We just need to win today. It was ugly, but I\u2019d rather win ugly than lose pretty.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart said the team\u2019s winless streak prior to this victory was uncharted territory for some of his squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been giving them credit all week, about the spirit they\u2019ve got in them, the energy they\u2019ve still got in them after a four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople don\u2019t understand or see it, that because we\u2019ve got so many younger players, they\u2019ve really only started over the last 12-18months, they\u2019ve never been in that position before.<\/p>\n<p>Ricky&#8217;s &#8216;Immediate Feedback&#8217; after act | 01:14<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich is why I\u2019ve tried to create less pressure. We haven\u2019t changed anything in our training. We\u2019ve been really solid in our preparation in regards but just not getting it done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe younger blokes, the boys that were playing last year, they\u2019ve only been winning three out of four, four out of four so it\u2019s been a fine balance in regards to the human behaviour, the emotions the kids are feeling when they\u2019re lacking a bit of confidence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one thing I know is they\u2019ll keep fighting for the jumper and for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In-form Souths fullback Jye Gray is facing a stint on the sidelines after suffering an AC joint injury&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,689,7292,2667,4532,38151,291699,24005,65281,25165,37015,217341,23995,1082,7672,761,762,673,158,677,46,24310,292392,13391,7291,100733,14867,4439,85,292458,670,1651,3439],"class_list":{"0":"post-599814","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","11":"tag-australian-capital-territory","12":"tag-canberra","13":"tag-canberra-raiders","14":"tag-contract-statement","15":"tag-cowboys-star","16":"tag-dave-lyall","17":"tag-field-try","18":"tag-four-game-losing-streak","19":"tag-human-behaviour","20":"tag-joint-injury","21":"tag-jye-gray","22":"tag-latrell-mitchell","23":"tag-match-winner","24":"tag-national-rugby-league","25":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","26":"tag-new-south-wales","27":"tag-nrl","28":"tag-oceania","29":"tag-perth","30":"tag-point-loss","31":"tag-raiders-winger","32":"tag-reece-walsh","33":"tag-ricky-stuart","34":"tag-rickys","35":"tag-south-sydney","36":"tag-south-sydney-rabbitohs","37":"tag-sports","38":"tag-stuart-press-conferences","39":"tag-sydney","40":"tag-wayne-bennett","41":"tag-western-australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}