I’m a female and also a Raiders fan. My opinion is that this has been interpreted the wrong way. He didn’t use the word “tough” in relation to the sport, he used it in reference to having “tough conversations” with the players. There appears to be a lot going on behind the scenes with player relations and happiness of senior players that we don’t see. I believe he was implying that if he couldn’t have tough conversations with his players then he may as well be coaching a different code altogether... perhaps even saying that netball players would be better equipped to have those tough conversations. If only he’d said “I should be coaching union...” Something to ponder?