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Ref rage dominates another controversial round of NRL 2017

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ROUND 21 of the 2017 NRL Premiership commenced with a forgettable fixture at Pepper Stadium.

Penrith came out on top, downing Canterbury 16-8 to take a big step towards finals.

Another win next week could see the Panthers bound into the top eight, but nobody was all that enthused by what they dished up on Thursday night.

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Football took a back seat at Mt Smart on Friday when Fa’amanu Brown was forced off the ground with a sickening head injury.

Punters debated as to whether or not Cronulla should have received a penalty for the incident, but there was one thing everybody agreed on.

Over at ANZ Stadium, it was Kenny Edwards who incurred the wrath of the Twitterverse.

A characteristically rash tackle from the Parramatta man was the big talking point to come out of the Eels’ win over Brisbane.

NRL Saturday kicked off with the upset of the round as Newcastle put their wooden spoon campaign in serious strife.

It was a horror day for St George Illawarra, whose finals hopes are now hanging by a thread after such a bright start to the season.

Bitter as they were with the referees, even Dragons fans had to applaud the long-suffering Knights supporters who keep turning out in force.

The refs were centre stage once again as Canberra cleaned up South Sydney to stay within reaching distance of the top eight.

There was also more love for everybody’s favourite special comments guru.

Guess what had Sydney supporters so riled up throughout their clash with North Queensland?

That’s right – those pesky referees again.

It mattered little in the end as the Roosters ran out 22-16 winners to remain two points off top.

It was all about Cameron Smith as Melbourne celebrated their captain’s 350th game with a 40-6 hammering of Manly Warringah.

Twitter was filled with an outpouring of near-universal respect for the Storm skipper, who is now only five shy of Darren Lockyer’s all-time games record.

The round ended in glorious conditions on the Gold Coast, although it was hardly a sunny conclusion for the Titans.

They were absolutely mauled by a Wests Tigers side that had managed only four prior wins this season.

Again, it was hardly an exhibition of eye-catching, free-flowing footy.

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