Willie Mason

“65,000 nut-bag, redneck Queensland supporters”: The best sledges in State of Origin history

31 May, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The build-up to Game I of the 2023 State of Origin series has been pretty spicy and far more exciting than in previous years. Sure, the COVID years are behind us

‘Petero was fuming’: Shane Webcke reveals how a Willie Mason sledge helped change the 2006 preliminary final

13 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Brisbane Broncos legend Shane Webcke has revealed on the Top of the Props podcast how a half-time sledge from rival Willie Mason fired the Broncos into a second stanza onslaught that bundled

Players come out in defence of Blues stars as Dugan shoots down drinking session claims

18 July, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

New South Wales Blues stars Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson are to be investigated by the NSWRL for a reported drinking session on the Friday before State of Origin III but Dugan says there is

It’s a genuine hate between states: Willie Mason

12 July, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

He was one of the most feared New South Wales forwards of his time but Blues great Willie Mason has revealed just how much emotional investment players put into State of Origin rugby league. “When

If my coach told me that I’d tell him to get f*****: Willie Mason

7 June, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Former New South Wales Blues forward Willie Mason says untried Queenslander Coen Hess would be a “beast” in State of Origin. Cowboys Coach Paul Green openly asked selectors not to pick Hess for Game II

Fittler Supports Mason Ban

12 August, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Rugby league legend Brad Fittler the has come out in support of the NRL’s tough stance against shoulder charges including the ban to Willie Mason for his innocuous hit on Tom Burgess which landed the

Get Real: Match Review Committee Should Let Mason Off

10 August, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

In the bizarro world of the National Rugby League, many good judges are trembling that the match review committee might charge Manly’s Willie Mason for his apparent shoulder charge on South Sydney’s Tom Burgess. Hopefully,

The Rugby League Character A Dieing Breed

26 February, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Oscar Wilde once said, “Be yourself, everyone else is taken”. These words should be sprawled through the corridors of Rugby League Central, nailed to the foreheads of NRL executives and written in the sky

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