TOP 10 TWITTER TRENDS

1 Sam Burgess – The South Sydney forward was praised for playing out the NRL grand final with a fractured cheek bone. 2 #BloodMoon – A reddish lunar eclipse on Tuesday night had star gazers out in force to capture the so-called “Blood Moon”. 3 Wassim Doureihi – The spokesman for extremist Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir had a fiery TV exchange with Lateline host Emma Alberici. 4 Tinder – Police warned online daters to be careful after a tourist was gang-raped after meeting a Sydney man she met through the mobile dating app. 5 Emma – Lateline host Emma Alberici was applauded by viewers, including Prime Minister Tony Abbott, for her handling of inflammatory guest Wassim Doureihi. 6 #TheBachelorAU – Blake Garvey and Sam Frost broke their silence, on their highly publicised break-up, on The Project last week. 7 Ryan Griffen – The Western Bulldogs captain requested a trade to Greater Western Sydney. 8 Bob Katter – The Federal MP’s debate with Q&A panellist Josh Thomas about homosexuality caused a stir with viewers. 9 Ebola – A nurse with suspected Ebola was isolated at a Cairns hospital after returning home from Sierra Leone. 10 Kurtley Beale – The Rugby Union player was suspended from the national team and was charged with sending “deeply offensive” texts.