Australian coach Mal Meninga has ripped into the game for its handling of former NRL CEO Todd Greenberg who handed in his resignation on Monday.
Meninga said there were plenty of others to blame too.
“For me if he is to blame, everyone has to be to blame about where the game has gone over the past few years,” Meninga told Fox League Live.
“And in my opinion I think it [rugby league] is looking really good.
“I know there have been some financial issues at the moment but does that go on Todd?
“It’s like a coach. If a club is not being successful, you can’t look at the administration, you can’t look at the players so you got the coach and he gets the sack.
“Because he’s is the easy one, the easy option for you. I would assume it’s the same with the game.
“There are a lot of people around Todd that make some tough decisions through the year.
“The CFO, the football manager, the executive. And then all of a sudden the head guy falls on his sword.”