What's the Buzz: Ricky Stuart moves into ex-PM's mansion Is Sami Kennedy-Sim who has overcome a stroke to qualify for Sochi Winter Olympics our toughest Olympian. Read about her below. RICKY Stuart loves a celebrity mansion. When he started coaching at the Cronulla Sharks he bought Ian Thorpe's waterfront home on Burraneer Bay in the shire. Now he has moved to Canberra and is living in former prime minister Kevin Rudd's old house. Mr Rudd and wife Therese Rein sold their Yarralumla home in September for $2.25 million and the buyers decided to lease the house. It was described as a "sophisticated and luxurious home" with five bedrooms, Italianate gardens, a swimming pool and a spiral staircase. Stuart was keen to play it down yesterday when asked about his new residence. "Seriously, it's a nice family home and close to our families which is why we've moved back to Canberra," he said. Just say I hope I don't have to use the panic buttons ... at least until Round 3. The house is in the same street as Stuart's sister-in-law and close to his parents. "We haven't been close to our families for a long time," he said. We're really enjoying it. Stuart has kept his home in the shire and will rent while coaching the Raiders. He signed a three-year deal after quitting the Eels. "I'm really enjoying the coaching side of things," he said. I feel I'm very fortunate to be back in my old town coaching my old team. IN more property news, Sharks coach Shane Flanagan can't be too worried about reports he may face suspension over the ASADA scandal because he was spotted looking at new property in the shire yesterday. He is upgrading and looking around the Lilli Pilli area. Blake splits with his player agent BLAKE Ferguson is no longer being managed by player agent Sam Ayoub. The State of Origin winger is now being guided by Anthony Mundine and Khoder Nasser. An accredited agent or accountant will become involved when he's closer to making a decision on his NRL future. This proves that Isaac's no goose YOU could never accuse Sharks hooker Isaac De Gois of not being loyal to his family. The Sharks players recently went on an end-of-season trip to Hawaii and - in a rugby league first - De Gois took his wife, Renee. He has copped plenty of ribbing from the players, but more importantly he got lots of brownie points at home. De Gois faces a real battle to retain his first-grade spot this year with the emergence of Holden Cup hooker of the year Michael Lichaa, a boom local product. Lichaa played in the club's NSW Cup premiership-winning side. Abbot girls score a prime gig SOON we could be seeing more of Tony Abbott's daughters than the Prime Minister himself. Racing administrators want to use Bridget and Frances to promote next year's $18 million autumn carnival at Randwick, The Championships. The plan is being driven by Racing NSW supremo, Peter V'landys, who first met the girls on Derby Day in Melbourne two years ago. "I said to Bridget when I first met her I'd like to use her as the face of an autumn carnival and we did last year," V'landys said They thought I was joking but I followed it through and we used her. We're looking at both girls for The Championships next year. They are very impressive young ladies. Abbott's daughters also have horse racing in their blood. Their grandparents Richard and Fay Abbott have been going to Randwick and Rosehill every Saturday for 35 years. "They never miss a race meeting," V'landys said. AFL players do a runner TWO Essendon players walked out of a restaurant in St Kilda last week without paying for their meals or drinks. They told a waiter two girls they had met over dinner would take care of the bill then scarpered. Typically, soft Melbourne media outlets like the 3AW Sports Today team made nothing of it. The club dismissed it as a "silly but harmless" prank and a couple of days later the players returned and paid the bill. They are fortunate it didn't become a police matter and lucky that 3AW announcers Gerard Healy and Dwayne Russell are so determined to protect players at all costs.