Raiders coach Ricky Stuart signs four-year deal

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has signed a four-year extension to his contract, keeping him as the club's NRL leader until at least 2029.

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00:00 to approach

00:02 Ricky to see whether he would agree

00:04 to an extension

00:05 of his contract.

00:08 We took that decision because

00:09 we believe

00:12 he is simply the best person for the job.

00:14 So on merit

00:17 we wanted to see Ricky extend

00:19 if he would agree.

00:22 I'm delighted to be able to announce

00:24 that Ricky has agreed

00:25 to an extension.

00:28 It is a bright future

00:31 and it gives me great satisfaction

00:34 that I'm going to have more time

00:36 with a lot of the younger players

00:38 that have come through our squad

00:39 to see them through

00:41 their early part of their

00:42 career.

00:45 It is a big job.

00:48 It is recruiting a roster

00:51 to become a competitive roster.

00:54 Coaching to have a full team

00:56 that is competitive

00:58 is one thing.

01:01 It is our job now

01:03 to make that competitive roster

01:05 a roster that competes

01:06 for the top four.

01:09 You want to fight

01:12 to win a competition.

01:15 Every coach is the same, every player is the same.

01:17 It is everyone's goal.

01:20 I have been fortunate that I have done it as a coach

01:23 and I have done it as a player.

01:25 I have just walked out of a meeting

01:28 with the players.

01:31 It was a preview meeting for a game in two days

01:33 time.

01:35 I touched on the 94 reunion thing.

01:37 My ultimate goal is to change

01:38 everyone

01:41 in my players lives that I coach

01:43 in regards to hoping

01:46 we can get to win a grand final

01:48 because it changes your life.

01:49 There was no decision to make.

01:51 I was overwhelmed

01:52 in regards to the meeting.

01:55 I did go away and speak to my wife about it.

01:57 The kids.

02:00 I was just

02:03 overwhelmed

02:07 with the fact that I have the trust and support

02:09 of these people.

02:12 >> It brings back those feelings

02:13 of the club means to you,

02:16 the premierships, the people,

02:18 that sort of thing is why you love

02:21 and want to get it back to where it was.

02:23 >>

02:26 There is not a coach out there

02:28 that doesn't want to win a premiership.

02:30 I am happy to put pressure on myself.

02:32 I want to win a competition

02:34 and I want to win at this club.

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