The NRL have dropped referee Todd Smith and bunker official Gerard Sutton after a series of controversial calls in Melbourne's round-11 defeat of Brisbane.
Todd Smith will not referee any games in round 12 this week, but will be stand-by referee for Cronulla's Saturday match against Newcastle in Coffs Harbour.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains how this doesn't make One NZ's Jason Paris right in his earlier accusations.
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