Coach, Selectors or Players...whose to blame?

It seems that in todays game we're quick to place the blame when something goes wrong. But who do we blame? Referee's have had their share of critisicm this season and coaches such as Jason Taylor have been critisced for their teams on field performances. Selectors have been blamed for NSW lack of form and players have been criticised for "not trying" and "giving up." It seems that everyone is looking for someone else to blame but I don't think we can point the finger at one particular person. It is a correlation of the above factors that have put the game where it is now, in a sort of "black hole."

Referee's will never get every call correct, we must learn to accept that. Every season we fix one problem and another arises, it will never end and we just have to live with that. However that being said, there are still some consistency improvements that can be made; especially when it comes to being held up in goal and high tackles.

It does not matter how well a coach prepares his team for a big game, if the team doesn't show up with the right attitude and a positive mind frame, they will underperform..which is what is happening with the Rabbitohs at the moment. They have several international players however as a team, they are failing to communicate and work together. The same could be said for the Roosters and the Eels. However, I don't believe that player performance has anything to do with the team giving up on the field, I believe that confidence and psychology has alot to do with the result of a rugby game. Teams like the Dragons, who have literally risen from the dead are much more psychologically prepared and stable than most other teams. They absorb pressure and do not let it get to them. This is also the case with the Queensland Origin Team.

As you can see from what was said above, the finger cannot be pointed at a certain aspect of our game. It is a correlation of these factors that need to be tweaked in order to ensure that the games continue to be consistent and fair, and also to ensure that those teams sitting on the bottom of the ladder have the opportunity to rise to the top.