Canterbury coach Trent Barrett has poured cold water on the suggestion halfback Kyle Flanagan is being scapegoated for the NRL club's on-field struggles. Flanagan broke down during a media interview earlier this week when asked about the support he's receiving from his father, premiership-winning coach Shane Flanagan, amid a rocky start to life as a Bulldog. The 22-year-old was hooked midway through last weekend's 32-12 loss to St George Illawarra and subsequently missed out on a spot in the 17 for Saturday's Magic Round clash against Canberra in Brisbane. "I disagree with that, we've had a lot of people come in and out of the team," Barrett said when asked if Flanagan was being forced to wear the club's struggles as his own. "There was a couple of blokes that came out of that side from last week. It's part of the game. "It happens at times but part of our job is to give those players the tools to get back into first grade. "Where we are on the table, we're all accountable to it. "I'm accountable to it and our players are as well." "We'll give Kyle the tools to get back into first grade. This is certainly not the end for Kyle," he said. "He's a good little player and he's doing some good things but he's got some things to work on. It's our job to help him with them."
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