By Liam FitzGibbon
September 5th 2008 @ 1:13am
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Big Dell tipping big performance from Mason
He’s been labelled the NRL’s most overrated player and his recent form has been questionable but that’s even more reason to fear Willie Mason, according to Wendell Sailor.
Test star Mason was awarded the game’s most unwanted gong in a July player poll and he has since failed to produce his best form as the Sydney [...]
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