Squirt,
Time for my rave...

From what I have seen, everyone has been affected by the tough transition to professional sports...there has been lots said about the comeback ability of the Wallabies under Eales but you would have to say that the ABs blew it under pressure during the reign of the golden team...Toutai Kefu didnt seem to have any problems playing right to the end for the Wallabies...

What about St George's similar issues with some of its players feeling the pressure?
Also think that there is a lot of mollycoddling of youngsters nowadays...I think the players of old (Wallabies/ Kangaroos/Kiwis and ABs) would have a lot to say about the soft underbelly of present football teams- and that includes past polynesian players (I suspect)...

Anderson should be trying to unravel why is it that there are players like Seuseu and Betham who seem to possess that mental toughness and then you have guys like Ali and Topi who have struggled to retain the good form of last year...why did Anderson get rid of Campion (and Cleary for that matter)! Maybe he overestimated the playing ability of his young players and underestimated the value of having experienced ones like Campion but thats just a guess...and why is it that guys like Kearney and Galuvao leave the club and go on to become better, competitive footballers at their respective Aussie clubs?

Maybe it is not mental toughness....maybe a lot of these young men struggle to understand and come to terms with personal responsibility...they get paid a lot of money and therefore they should behave and play to a high standard consistently and if they don't the coach or club should get rid of them...they are not boys any more...

That is why I like the soccer stage where managers and players are definitely overpaid but if you dont perform they shift you out or you sit on the bench...the cutthroat world of the biggest sport in the world leaves all the others for dead...except maybe USA sports.

Now where did I put those shears?