Archer's double talk

[Fairfax]

Dylan Napa's hit on Taane Milne was bad enough to be reported, but not so forceful or careless to warrant an official charge from the match review committee, according to NRL officials.

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So what that means is that there is a new level of offence. I was of the opinion that a reportable offence meant that a charge should be laid. In this case Archer is saying that it is a limbo charge. Not strong enough to warrant an actual charge, but worth a penalty... But if the Bunker can only intervene on a reportable matter, how does that work? It seems to me that he is sandbagging his position to revise and defend the outcome. No wonder people hate this shit.

[player 1]

This must be a technique he practiced when he was in the police force to cover up his wrongdoings.

[Fairfax]

To be fair Archer has some sympathy with blokes making refereeing errors during Roosters v Saints matches.

[Waerea-Beast!]

Archer hides behind his system to say why things are correct. Fact of the matter is, everybody (with the exception of the bunker and dragons fans... even Cummins played on) didn't even think the tackle was worthy of a penalty. If the vast majority don't even think it was a penalty, how can you possibly justify putting it on report?

[Hawkeye]

And yet he blew up Luke Patten in the Bunker for making decisions that confused the interpretation of the rules ???

[Waerea-Beast!]

And yet he blew up Luke Patten in the Bunker for making decisions that confused the interpretation of the rules ???

And yet Patten was lauded by the commentary and on social media for using common sense.

[OMR]

Has anyone come out and explained why Cameron Smith was not reported and suspenede for touching the ref ?

[dice]

Last week Paul Kent called out Archer's double-talk and said he should stop his bullshitting.

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

This must be a technique he practiced when he was in the police force to cover up his wrongdoings.

Was he ever a member of South Yorkshire police by any chance?

[Keith]

Archer just talks to party line , he reminds me of that Iraqi propaganda guy in the gulf war , it's just ridiculous.

[Waylander]

Luke Phillips actually tweeted over the weekend that Archer doesn't understand the obstruction rule, and can only apply it as a black & white scenario. He lamented the lack of football knowledge being applied to the decision making process. From memory another former Ref tweeted to backed up his sentiments.

I'm nor sure if it was a direct reaction to the Patten issue or not, but it speaks volumes about Archer and his ability to be an effective Referees boss.

[Johnny Tobin]

Only two refs like Archer - Maxwell and Cummins. That is because they are a protected species. And the other refs hate all three for it.

[stringaz]

Archer just talks to party line , he reminds me of that Iraqi propaganda guy in the gulf war , it's just ridiculous.

McDonalds in the main street of Baghdad eh? Naomi Klein lays it all out in her book. So does George Orwell in 1984 about the NRL, would they be the Ministry of Love or Truth?

[Headless Chook]

I can actually understand what Archer is saying. But what I can't understand is how the bunker missed the fact that Milne's injury was a result of a head clash and that Napa made contact with his shoulder/chest area and not his head or neck.

[2026]

Unbelievable!