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Fielden finally speaks on the incident and says what is obvious to all sane people. He should of been done on the Long hit and there was nothing in him being KOed
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Mason's hit on Long was worse: Fielden
Wednesday Nov 8 18:47 AEDT
Even the victim of Willie Mason's infamous punch believes the Kangaroos enforcer's Tri-Nations punishment was "a bit harsh".
However, that has still not stopped the Brits from whingeing about the banned Australian forward.
Injured Great Britain captain Paul Sculthorpe - who missed the Tri-Nations due to a knee injury - said it was "outrageous" that Mason's hit on British halfback Sean Long last Saturday night went unpunished.
Mason was suspended for one match and fined $5000 for punching British prop Stuart Fielden, an incident which preceded the Australian forward's hit on Long.
Mason's punishment earned the ire of Kangaroos coach Ricky Stuart who believed his charge got a "raw deal".
But Great Britain coach Brian Noble said "you could bet your house" on Mason getting a week for the right hit to Fielden's jaw.
However, Fielden contradicted his coach by coming to Mason's defence over the punch.
"I thought the one-match ban was a bit harsh," he told The Independent newspaper.
"I thought the tackle on Sean Long was far more serious."
Sculthorpe agreed Mason should have been hauled in front of the Tri-Nations judiciary for the late tackle on the British match-winner, not the punch.
"I think the worse incident went unpunished," Sculthorpe told Sky News Sport UK.
"I think the 'off the ball' on Sean Long was far worse than the punch.
"I think you expect a few fireworks in Test matches.
"But you don't expect elbows on kickers off the ball and to escape a ban for that was outrageous."
Meanwhile, Fielden did not agree with Mason's account of their verbal clash that led to the punch.
Mason told the Tri-Nations judiciary he was acting in self defence and tried to put their confrontation in perspective by detailing their verbal exchange.
Mason told the judiciary: "He said 'come on, you f**king Aussie merkin', I said 'f**k you f***ing Pommie.' He was saying 'let's go, let's go ... I'll belt you, you Aussie twat'."
But Fielden countered: "It's very hard to fit a 10-minute conversation into five seconds.
"It sounds like we've been pen pals."
AAP
Mason's hit on Long was worse: Fielden
Wednesday Nov 8 18:47 AEDT
Even the victim of Willie Mason's infamous punch believes the Kangaroos enforcer's Tri-Nations punishment was "a bit harsh".
However, that has still not stopped the Brits from whingeing about the banned Australian forward.
Injured Great Britain captain Paul Sculthorpe - who missed the Tri-Nations due to a knee injury - said it was "outrageous" that Mason's hit on British halfback Sean Long last Saturday night went unpunished.
Mason was suspended for one match and fined $5000 for punching British prop Stuart Fielden, an incident which preceded the Australian forward's hit on Long.
Mason's punishment earned the ire of Kangaroos coach Ricky Stuart who believed his charge got a "raw deal".
But Great Britain coach Brian Noble said "you could bet your house" on Mason getting a week for the right hit to Fielden's jaw.
However, Fielden contradicted his coach by coming to Mason's defence over the punch.
"I thought the one-match ban was a bit harsh," he told The Independent newspaper.
"I thought the tackle on Sean Long was far more serious."
Sculthorpe agreed Mason should have been hauled in front of the Tri-Nations judiciary for the late tackle on the British match-winner, not the punch.
"I think the worse incident went unpunished," Sculthorpe told Sky News Sport UK.
"I think the 'off the ball' on Sean Long was far worse than the punch.
"I think you expect a few fireworks in Test matches.
"But you don't expect elbows on kickers off the ball and to escape a ban for that was outrageous."
Meanwhile, Fielden did not agree with Mason's account of their verbal clash that led to the punch.
Mason told the Tri-Nations judiciary he was acting in self defence and tried to put their confrontation in perspective by detailing their verbal exchange.
Mason told the judiciary: "He said 'come on, you f**king Aussie merkin', I said 'f**k you f***ing Pommie.' He was saying 'let's go, let's go ... I'll belt you, you Aussie twat'."
But Fielden countered: "It's very hard to fit a 10-minute conversation into five seconds.
"It sounds like we've been pen pals."