Ricky Stuart has taken aim at Todd Greenberg and says he is awaiting a call from the NRL CEO to clarify the obstruction rule.
The Canberra coach believes the Raiders have been robbed of two victories this season over a misinterpretation of the ruling.
Stuart says he’s “never seen the game in such a state of affairs” after his side lost a third game of the season by a combined total of five points.
He was fuming after the Raiders were denied a try in the second half of Saturday’s 20-19 loss to the Warriors.
Stuart compared it to a try Newcastle’s Tautau Moga scored against Canberra in round two, believing there was no difference between the two sets of play.
“We as a game have not got a handle on what is an obstruction. They (the referees) are guessing,” Stuart told reporters after the game.
“We lost a game last week on an obstruction try that we thought was obstruction, but no it was a try.
“I see Todd has come out and said he’s instructed the referees, so don’t blame the referees … I’m not blaming the referees because they don’t know either, the poor buggers.
“I’ll be waiting for Todd to call me and tell me what an obstruction is.
“Todd, who’s instructing referees will fix it now, because I’m not blaming the referees, so I’m looking at the instructions that he’s giving.”
Canberra captain Jarrod Croker backed up his coach, saying he was puzzled by the interpretations being given.
“I did question it but explaining it after it happens it doesn’t really help us, whether it’s a right or wrong decision,” Croker said.
“I don’t want to hear it after to be honest. Once it’s done we can’t really change the outcome.”


