Raiders defend 姿勢 on 解放（する）d Williams
Ricky Stuart 主張するs Josh Hodgson's public defence of George Williams won't be an 問題／発行する as the fallout from the half's ugly Canberra 出口 teeters に向かって a 合法的な 戦う／戦い.
The struggling Raiders' 衝突／不一致 with the Sydney Roosters on Saturday 形態／調整s as the most important of their season, but all the 外部の 焦点（を合わせる） remains off the field.
Williams is yet to 調印する his 解放（する） papers from the NRL club and enlisted the help of the players' union, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing he was kicked out the door すぐに after only wanting to return to England at the end of the season.
A social マスコミ 地位，任命する where Williams was 批判的な of the club was liked by at least eight Raiders, 含むing captain Jarrod Croker, former 船長／主将 Hodgson 同様に as Jack Wighton and Josh Papalii.
Hodgson then went public in his defence of Williams, 失望させるd over the way his English チーム仲間 had been perceived and wanting answers.
Stuart was 予定 to 会合，会う with Hodgson on Friday to （疑いを）晴らす the 空気／公表する on the 事柄, but 主張するd the playing group had not shown any 調印するs of 落ちるing apart.
"Josh （機の）カム out and supported a friend yesterday. I get that," Stuart said on Friday.
"We'll have a quick 雑談（する） before training and we'll get on with it.
"I have a good 関係 with Josh and a good one with George Williams. But we have a 商売／仕事 and football department to run."
未来 discussions with Hodgson are at some point likely to 伴う／関わる his own 未来, after the hooker made （疑いを）晴らす in the News Corp interview he did not want to be a （法廷の）裁判 player.
Hodgson is 指名するd on the 交換 again this week behind No.9 Tom Starling, but Stuart does see him playing at lock and 潜在的に in the halves 同様に as hooker.
一方／合間 Raiders boss Don Furner on Friday 二塁打d 負かす／撃墜する on his defence of the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 解放（する） Williams すぐに.
The homesick Williams had three times asked for a 解放（する） at the end of the season for he and his 妊娠している partner to return to England next year.
He then withdrew from training and this week's game after 存在 否定するd the 解放（する） again on Monday night, 特記する／引用するing 福利事業 問題／発行するs.
But Furner 主張するd his club's 福利事業 department couldn't be brought into question, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing it was greater than any other 商売／仕事 in Canberra.
"We have unbelievable 福利事業 officers who have 申し込む／申し出d him counselling," Furner said.
"We 申し込む／申し出d him to go home at the end of the year on 十分な 支払う／賃金 for three months.
"I'm sure he is homesick. But we have 120 people in this organisation 直面するing a lot more difficulties than homesickness and they turn up to work."
Furner also 確認するd the six-人物／姿／数字 移転 料金 the club had paid Wigan to get the half to Australia was with solicitors, while 会談 with Williams would continue into next month over any 出口 支払い（額）.
"He hasn't 調印するd (the 解放（する）). There will be a 合法的な stand-off for a while," Furner said.
