Concentration is the key to Wallabies success

 
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By LeftArmSpinner, 30 Jun 2009 LeftArmSpinner is a Roar Guru

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Concentration on playing professional rugby is the key to the Wallabies achieving their full potential. Not just on the field for 80 minutes, but off the field for the duration that they are playing rugby in Australia.

On the field, the Wallabies have played out the full 80 minutes in the four games so far this season.

This is an improvement on last season, when they clocked off early against the All Blacks in Brisbane by four points and in Hong Kong by five points.

However, the antics of Cooper, Valentine and O’Connor demonstate that at least three players are not fully aware of the fact that their bad behaviour can distract a whole squad and, hence, make or break a team’s performance.

A food fight is harmless on the scale of bad behaviour, but it can still distract the squad. Rather than concentrate, there is that word again, on the rugby, the players go into schoolgirl “gossip” mode.

Further, it does affect the code’s image overall. The “holier than thou” brigade will ensure that.

This is not the first incident for O’Connor. He reportedly played up on the 2008 Spring tour.

Just as age is no barrier to selection, age is no excuse for bad behaviour. Zero tolerance is required, for the sake of the players, the team and the code.

Concentration, in the form of living and breathing the Wallaby experience, is both essential and an effective way to eliminate such behaviour.

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