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Blazing Broncos take centre stage in NRL Retro Round

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NRL Retro Round kicked off with a western Sydney scrap between Canterbury and Parramatta.

Soggy conditions suited the Eels down to the ground as they slithered to a big 20-4 win.

It is the first time since 2009 that Parra have won six games in a row.

Mitchell Moses starred as Bulldogs fans started praying for an early end to a horror year.

With the Sydney Swans away at Geelong in the AFL, the SCG underwent a makeover for St George Illawarra’s must-win clash against South Sydney.

The Dragons looked to have it won when Nene Macdonald crossed in the 70th minute and Gareth Widdop converted to make it 24-14.

Seven minutes and two tries later, Adam Reynolds booted his fifth goal of the night as the Rabbitohs stole the points from nowhere.

That disaster may well cost the Red V a finals spot, as it puts them out of the top eight for the first time this season.

It was a tough night for North Queensland as well.

Gavin Cooper and Antonio Winterstein joined a growing Cowboys injury list as Melbourne cruised to victory in Townsville.

Scott Bolton hurt his elbow, but the forward was forced to play out the game due to a lack of interchange options.

The referees came in for a bit of stick, not least from Cowboys coach Paul Green, but the Storm were too good as Josh Addo-Carr and Suli Vunivalu each grabbed a brace.

Riding high after stunning the Dragons in round 21, Newcastle sniffed a chance for rare back-to-back wins when they hosted New Zealand on Saturday afternoon.

They did not waste it, running all over the Warriors to clinch a 26-10 victory.

That leaves the Knights on four wins for the season, only one behind Wests Tigers.

More than a few Twitterers wondered whether NZ had taken the Retro Round brief a little too far.

It was all one-way traffic on the Gold Coast as Brisbane romped to an ominous victory.

Ben Hunt bagged a hat-trick as the Broncos laid on 10 unanswered tries to win 54-0 at Cbus Super Stadium.

The highlight of the night came from Tevita Pangai Junior, who produced a stunning look-away assist for James Roberts.

It was a rough night for Jarryd Hayne – not that anybody on Twitter noticed.

The floodgates opened up at Shark Park on Saturday night – just not for the right team.

Canberra took advantage of some sloppy play from Cronulla to claim a 30-12 win away from home.

Even so, Raiders fans were left fuming at the referee’s decision to sin bin Josh Papalii while overlooking infractions from Andrew Fifita and Wade Graham.

Manly Warringah stumbled upon the perfect antidote to a horror run of results.

Backing up off heavy defeats to St George Illawarra and Melbourne, the Sea Eagles found all of their mojo on Sunday to beat second-placed Sydney.

The Roosters looked golden with three tries inside half an hour, but Manly ran riot after the break to win 36-18.

It was a nightmare result for online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au, which paid out on a Sydney win as soon as they went 12 points up.

Father and son were in direct opposition as the upwardly mobile Penrith played host to Wests Tigers.

It was young Nathan Cleary who took home ultimate bragging rights as the Panthers ran out 28-14 winners.

While it was not a convincing display, it was enough to move Anthony Griffin’s men into the top eight.

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