Sydney Roosters veteran Luke Keary believes both the NRL and RLPA are at fault as the ongoing civil war continues over a new CBA with no agreement in over eight months.

The RLPA announced last week that players would do no media throughout round 19 as the dispute goes on.

“It’s the RLPA doing their job and the NRL doing their job,” Keary said.

“It’s the RLPA’s job to fight for our rights, protect us into the future, protect the income, protect the players and how many games they’re playing, things like that.

“But you can take yourself out of it and go, ‘Well what’s the NRL’s job?’.

“Their job is to run the game, keep it viable, keep it sustainable into the future.

“But it’s not going to stop the RLPA from trying to protect the players’ rights.

“We see it all the time with unions, there’s always going to be a bit of pushback and there should be. Because if there’s no pushback, someone’s getting pushed over.”