While Ricky Stuart has dished out plenty of praise for red-hot Jordan Rapana this year, the flying winger’s haircut isn’t as popular.
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Running for 165 metres, making four line breaks and setting up a try in a game that saw him score doubles in each half ensured Rapana would be a focus of Sticky’s post-match press conference but it was Rapana’s half buzz-cut, half Mohawk that got the most attention.
Our defence is terrible, but Jordan Rapana’s haircut is worse #NRLRaidersTigers
— Aaron Thomas (@azsportza) April 23, 2016
"I can tell you he certainly looked like he cut his own [hair] out there tonight," Stuart said during the press conference.
"I wouldn't do that to my dog. I sent a message at one point to Jordy I don't want you getting five, Mal [Meninga] is the only bloke who's got five [tries in one game] at the Raiders.”
Rapana’s 4 tries most for @RaidersCanberra since R. Robinson's 4 in 2010. 4th straight year a player has grabbed 4 tries in a match v Tigers
— Fox Sports Lab (@FoxSportsLab) April 23, 2016
The Tigers hadn’t troubled the scorers at half-time, putting up a donut to the rampaging Raiders 38 and it didn’t look like getting any better, with the Raiders eventually finishing 60-6 winners – their sixth-biggest win in club history, and the biggest against the Tigers.
