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Ref rage, big upsets & the best of Twitter for NRL Round 8

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THERE are still two fixtures to play in the 2017 NRL ANZAC round, but the weekend games have produced no shortage of talking points.

The refs copped an earful after a spiteful clash between Broncos and the Rabbitohs, the Panthers clinched the battle of the west and a few key upsets made life hell for tipsters and punters.

Let’s see what Twitter had to say.

Refs savaged as Broncos edge Bunnies

South Sydney fans were seeing more red than green after the Rabbitohs’ narrow defeat to Brisbane Broncos on Friday night.

The Bunnies went down by a solitary point after falling on the wrong side of a series of questionable refereeing decisions.

The officials were not the only ones to cop a virtual earful from the Souths faithful.

They had plenty to say about George Burgess, whose contributions proved decisive for all the wrong reasons.

Panthers plummet as Eels win westies derby

Why do punters keep throwing money at Penrith week after week?

Some are starting to see the light after the Panthers went down to Parramatta in Saturday’s battle of the west.

There was little sympathy for Panthers captain Matt Moylan, who seemed all too happy to delegate his leadership duties.

While observers were not overly impressed with the quality of football on display, the Eels produced the odd highlight in what was a statistically dominant performance.

Cowboys outclass brave Knights

Up in the Hunter Valley, North Queensland returned to winning ways with a 24-12 result against a valiant Newcastle side.

It wasn’t all classical, free-flowing stuff from the Cowboys, however, with a number of folks on Twitter singling out this interesting technique for playing the ball:

Kalyn Ponga pulled no punches against his future club, crossing twice for the visitors in a display that left Knights fans feeling somewhat conflicted.

Up ups go down down in shock Titans loss

Cronulla copped their third home defeat of the season on Saturday night, leading some punters to posit that the defending premiers might be better off giving Shark Park a miss for the rest of the year.

Gold Coast were decent value for their win, with Jarryd Hayne earning plenty of plaudits after an outstanding display on his comeback.

Less positive were the reviews for Titans import Dan Sarginson, who has looked a grade or two out of his comfort zone so far in his brief NRL career.

Tigers maul Bulldogs in another ANZAC upset

Picking up where Gold Coast left off, Wests claimed their third win of the season with a shock 18-12 result over Canterbury on Sunday.

Yet it was a win tinged with bitterness as Tigers fans voiced their displeasure at club captain Aaron Woods, who is tipped for a move to Bankstown in 2018 after being snapped in a clandestine cafe catch-up with Bulldogs players.

Doggies fans had similar feelings towards Greg Eastwood, whose bizarre decision to kick midway through the tackle count late in the game proved most costly.

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