Mason Clive CHurchill medal?

[shiznit]

One thing going against SBW was that he is a Kiwi. Same as Nikau in 1999. The CC Medal is decided by the Australian selectors, so they'll be biased even if they try to remain nuetrel, they won't be able to if they think they are. A Kiwi has never won it, always Australians.

if im not mistaken i think Mathew Ridge won it in 1996 when Manly Beat St. George

 

[douglasallen91]

willie mason easily won the medal, but i thought since its WILLIE they wouldn't give it too him. i had money on ryan but would have thrown the ticket away if mason hadn't of won it.

 

[Razor]

One thing going against SBW was that he is a Kiwi. Same as Nikau in 1999. The CC Medal is decided by the Australian selectors, so they'll be biased even if they try to remain nuetrel, they won't be able to if they think they are. A Kiwi has never won it, always Australians.

if im not mistaken i think Mathew Ridge won it in 1996 when Manly Beat St. George

Toovey did

 

[atomic_crimson]

mason deserved it... his work rate and his ability the fire the gusy up say it all... not only that mason has been one of our best over the finals series... there wasnt a stand out player but i think alot of dogs fans guessed it was going to wilie mason or andrew ryan.

 

[Twizzle]

well I thought Big Willie deserved it

He was my pick.

 

[Broncodroid]

Mason was the best forward on the field 21 hit ups 232 metres great game

The above /\ is all that needs to be said.

Mason came up huge on the games biggest stage and was a deserved Clive Churchill Medal winner as the games best player. Whenever Mason touched the ball, he was backing up the Roosters defence (the best in the NRL) and drawing 2-3 defenders at a time which caused the Roosters plenty of grief.

O'Meley was again busy, but he did not make as big an impact on the Roosters defence like Mason. A few times from memory I remember Mark getting negative gains or minimal meters which was a complete contract when looking at any of Mason's 21 hitups.

Sonny-Bill Williams made an impact, at one point Sterlo was heard to say something along the lines of "If the Bulldogs are going to hang on to this game, they need Sonny-Bill back out there"...gives us a fair idea of what he was doing when on the field. He hit hard, ask Chris Flannery, and showed again that the BIG game atmosphere has little effect on him. This guy could be as good as most say he will. A brilliant effort for a first Grand Final simply.

Congrats to Willie Mason, let's hope this is the year you look back on saying, "2004 I grew up and realised I could be one of the greats in this game after alot of off-fielf BS I brought on myself".

 

[strong_latte]

Walker was MOTM for Bulldogs
bar none

yeah i know, just like Anasta was our best player

 

[gregstar]

mason is a knob but he deserved to win it!

 

[WarriorDog]

Well done to Willie Mason..he was the most damaging forward on the park...I hope he kicks on from here and leave all the off field nonsense that surrounded him. He's too good a player to be distracted by all that crap.

 

[troydodds]

Bottom line: Mason was the best player on field. He got 2GB's man of the match before the medal winner was announced. If Hadley can get over his absolute hate for Mason and see he was the best player on field, then so should everyone else.

Did anyone see an excellent piece by Channel Nine on Mason before the game? Those who did, why do you persist in calling him a coke head? He never tested positive and the club has confirmed the player fined was not Mason. Mason offered to show his pay checks. It's clear he was not the player.

He made some stupid choices, but lets get our facts right. He was the best playe on field last night and deserved the medal.

And by the way, Craig Gower swore during a post-match interview last year and nobody said a word. Dont put the boot in just because it's good.

I just stuck up for Willie. :shock:

 

[BlueNGoldBlood]

he deserved it. easily best forward in that game