Stuart: No blame on Billy
Australia coach Ricky Stuart refused to blame Billy Slater for his side's World Cup final loss to New Zealand.
Slater, the world player of the year, tried to launch an ill-fated counter- attack with his side trailing 18-16, leading to Benji Marshall's try.
Stuart said: "I would never, ever be critical of Billy. He knows what to do and some of these things come off and some of them don't."