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Ricky Stuart was left fuming after Canberra were denied a last-minute penalty in a 12-10 loss against St George Illawarra at a rain-soaked WIN Stadium on Sunday.
The Dragons led by two points with just over a minute to go when the Raiders were gifted a glorious opportunity to score after St George fullback Cody Ramsey dropped a bomb.
The Dragons defence refused to budge through the first five tackles and St George utility Jack Bird halfback Ben Hunt then laid over Joe Tapine to deliberately slow the game down after the Raiders prop was tackled five metres away from the try line.
Ricky Stuart was left fuming with referee Peter Gough after a controversial ending to the Raiders' loss against St George
Referee Peter Gough intervened to signal a six-again to restart the tackle count, but did not award the Raiders a penalty right in front of the spot which would have in all likelihood tie the score and forced the game into golden point.
As the fresh set of six started, Hunt tackled dummy half Tom Starling and the game was over.
'I've only seen it once [and] I only need to see it once,' a visibly frustrated Stuart said after the game.
'Tomorrow I'll get an apology or I'll get justification of there not being a penalty. We set ourselves up to win that game with a really tough grind.'
St George utility Jack Bird halfback Ben Hunt then laid over Joe Tapine to deliberately slow the game down with six seconds left to play
Before Hunt tackled Tom Starling despite not being square of the marker after the referee issued a six-again
