Ricky Stuart said his inexperienced Raiders team learned valuable lessons after they were “not up to a standard” in their heavy 62-24 loss to the Dolphins to close out the season.

Canberra rested 11 key players on Sunday with the minor premiership wrapped up and it showed on the scoreboard, with Stuart’s men struggling to contain a dynamic Dolphins side that was stacked with attacking threats all over the park.

Speaking in his post-game press conference, Stuart said Sunday’s game gave him an “opportunity” to look at a handful of younger players who had previously seen limited playing time in the NRL. Round 27 NRL Sep 04 7:50pm AEST FT Broncos 30 Storm 14 MATCH CENTRE *Odds are current as of 7th September 2025, 5:37pm AEST VIEW ALL SCORES NRL Sep 05 6:00pm AE

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