{"id":49566,"date":"2025-06-23T06:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=49566"},"modified":"2025-06-23T06:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:24:45","slug":"hear-from-ricky-stuart-and-joe-tapine-following-the-raiders-tight-win-over-the-tigers-on-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=49566","title":{"rendered":"Hear from Ricky Stuart and Joe Tapine following the Raiders tight win over the Tigers on Friday night&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hear from Ricky Stuart and Joe Tapine following the Raiders tight win over the Tigers on Friday night&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart and co-captain Joe Tapine shared their thoughts after the Raiders edged out the Wests Tigers in a nail-biting 20-18 victory on Friday night at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/images-44-2-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/images-44-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/images-44-2.jpeg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stuart praised his team\u2019s resilience under pressure, especially in the final minutes as the Tigers mounted a strong comeback. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t perfect, but we showed real grit tonight,\u201d Stuart said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I love about this group \u2013 they fight for every inch. We needed that win, and we earned it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe Tapine, who delivered a standout performance in the middle, acknowledged the team\u2019s lapses but was proud of how they held on. \u201cWe let them back into it a bit, but credit to the boys for sticking solid,\u201d Tapine said. \u201cWins like this build character. We know we\u2019ve got areas to fix, but it feels good to grind out a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders&#8217; defensive line was tested throughout the second half, but key efforts from Tapine and Jack Wighton helped hold off the fast-finishing Tigers. 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