![\"Christian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/635402f1698dc5687fb8f98be5c093fe76cbc56f.png\")
Save<\/p>\nSave<\/p>\n
You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n
Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n If Raiders coach Ricky Stuart was left confused at full-time by some of the decisions during Thursday\u2019s loss to the Dolphins, he won\u2019t be happy when he learns the NRL were satisfied his four main gripes were ruled correctly on the night.<\/p>\n Stuart\u2019s post-match press conference lasted 111 seconds<\/a>, and while he conceded the Dolphins deserved the 30-22 win, some of the calls had left him baffled.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t have a rule and apply it one week and not the next week; I\u2019ve never been so confused, and it\u2019s disappointing, because I love the game,\u201d Stuart said.<\/p>\n The veteran Raiders mentor was not commenting on Friday, but sources with knowledge of the situation not authorised to speak publicly confirmed there were four incidents that had left the club stunned, and would have been officiated differently any other week.<\/p>\n The first involved Dolphins flyer Jack Bostock leaping for an Isaiya Katoa kick, which led to Raiders winger Savelio Tamale spilling the ball.<\/p>\n The Raiders led 6-0 at the time, the Dolphins were given a fresh set, and scored a minute later. Canberra officials were convinced Bostock should have been penalised for a disruptor given he came down a metre away from the ball.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The second incident was a 58th-minute penalty when Raiders second-rower Ata Mariota steamed through the defensive line and Canberra was penalised for an obstruction, even though the ball carrier Daine Laurie was aware of what had happened and immediately went to ground.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cThat was one of the worst decisions I\u2019ve seen in a long time,\u201d one Raiders official said.<\/p>\n In the 69th minute, Bostock appeared to tackle Tamale in the air and the Raiders weren\u2019t awarded a penalty. It forced a drop-out. Referee Todd Smith asked Canberra captain Joe Tapine if he wanted to challenge the ruling, which he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n And in the 78th minute, Matt Timoko was penalised for dissent after Canberra were warned about back chat earlier in the game at the other end of the field.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Raiders officials said Timoko\u2019s frustrations were no different to the reactions of players at other clubs, including Parramatta\u2019s Mitch Moses and Brisbane\u2019s Reece Walsh.<\/p>\n
![\"On](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dd43aaf4dd3ec161e313bd14d97e425b7e909a09.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n