News about Willie Mason

AFL great Kane Cornes has doubled down on his criticism of rugby league after his controversial comments were met with a wave of anger from fans of the rival code.

Controversial NRL 'bad boy' Willie Mason has been hired by Channel Seven to present a rugby league segment during their 6pm Friday news slot. The former Canterbury Bulldogs star, 44, is working on a pilot segment for the network called Every Team, Every Night, set to be broadcast later this year. Mason is a legendary rugby league player known just as much for his off-field antics as he is for his incredible sporting achievements, including playing in the 2004 Grand Final.

The Fox Sports commentator was suspended from his role on NRL360 on Sunday after footage showed Kent, 54, allegedly fighting with a younger man outside the upmarket Rozelle venue, Totti's, in Sydney 's inner-west, on Saturday night. Kent, who was previously stood down by the broadcaster for nine months after being charged with assaulting and choking his ex-girlfriend, had only been reinstated as a co-host of the show in February after he was acquitted in court.

On Monday evening, Shane Warne's son Jackson presided at a poker dinner to honor his late father. Jackson, 24, is the ambassador for the Warne Celebrity Bounty Festival in Sydney, which featured luminane participants such as Brendan Fevola and Alex Fevola, Campbell Brown, Willie Mason, Jeff Fenech, and John Steffensen. Tony Hachem, a Melbourne businessman, arranged the function to honor the late cricketer, who was an avid poker fan.

Tyson Gamble (pictured left), a Newcastle five-eighth, has been advised by Willie Mason to mind his own business after the former Test prop said in a recent podcast that the Knights had 'the worst spine in the game.' Mason (right) acknowledged the brilliance of fullback Kalyn Ponga, but said no NRL team would be filming analysis on a spine that also included halfback Jackson Hastings, hooker Phoenix Crossland and Gamble. It's also comes amid the Knights winning their last ten matches.

Since a fringe player was compelled to wrestle more than 12 teammates as a 'punishment' for turning up ten minutes late in a session five weeks ago, Canterbury are under the spotlight. Since being walked out on the team, the player hasn't returned and has declined to return.

After being chosen to pull on a NSW jersey for Origin game three, Rabbitohs second-rower Keaon Koloamatangi proposed to his partner. In recent years, the 25-year-old has been an integral part of South Sydney's forward pack, terrorizing competitor packs with his size, speed, and agility. In the series finale on Monday, Koloamatangi and Newcastle Knights centre Bradman Best will make their Origin debuts in the series finale, as part of a resurgent Blues squad aiming to prevent a clean sweep by the Maroons.

Willie Mason, a former NFL star, has tipped Tevita Pangai Junior to be a State of Origins success, and he's discussed how the Bulldogs recalled him to be a great sport. On May 31, the 27-year-old was one of three debutants selected by New South Wales coach Brad Fittler for the series opener, as well as last year's Dally M Medal winner Nicho Hynes and Canberra actor Hudson Young. The Tongan's unquestionable talent has too often been overshadowed by controversies off the field, but Mason believes the Blues' new recruit is ready to step up to his potential.

Willie Mason, a NRL cult hero, has shared the 'wild' night in France he once enjoyed with a group of Wallabies players. When the prop was playing for Australia at an end of season Tri-Nations tournament, the whole thing began.

Haumole Olakau'atu's left Brookvale Oval trembling on Friday night, with the brutality of his tackle (left) on Storm star Justin Olam, but he has a surprising confession regarding the bruising blow. To begin the NRL season, the 24-year-old second-rower has been in superb form, but the ever-modest enforcer prefers to let others take the spotlight.

Former Bulldogs rugby league player Willie Mason has been asked to clarify his relationship with bookmaking company TAB, after the NRL Integrity Unit launched an investigation

Denan Kemp (pictured left), a former NRL player, believes that the majority of current players in the game will suffer some sort of brain injury. "It's just the way it is," a candid Kemp said.' After retiring in 2013, he told Daily Mail Australia that his immensely popular podcast, the Locker Room, gave him a renewed sense of purpose.

Willie Mason, a former NRL player, has discussed the benefits of'magic mushrooms,' ingesting too much marijuana, and the truth about his legendary match with Englishman Stuart Fielden. The front rower of Australia and NSW appeared on James Graham's The Bye Round podcast, where he spoke about his life after retiring. Mason, one of rugby's most popular figures, didn't take long to reveal the medicinal benefits he obtained from the use of psilocybin mushrooms.