Retiring Dolphin Ray Stone lauded for toughness ahead of NRL preliminary final against Roosters
- Ray Stone has claims to being the toughest man in the NRL.
- Not that the Dolphins' warrior would care two hoots for the title as he nears retirement at the end of the 2026 season at the tender age of 29.
- But there was a reason coach Kristian Woolf singled him out at last year's presentation night for playing the last six rounds with a broken hand and final 15 rounds with needles in both shoulders.
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- Ray Stone has claims to being the toughest man in the NRL.
- Not that the Dolphins' warrior would care two hoots for the title as he nears retirement at the end of the 2026 season at the tender age of 29.
- But there was a reason coach Kristian Woolf singled him out at last year's presentation night for playing the last six rounds with a broken hand and final 15 rounds with needles in both shoulders.
Sources: ABC Australia