Bulldogs legend Willie Mason has been issued with a please clarify over his paid relationship with betting company TAB.
Mason is at the moment working for the Bulldogs in a full-time capability as an assistant coach and the Daily Telegraph reviews the NRL Integrity unit is wanting into his take care of TAB.
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The 42-year-old’s social media bio says he’s a coach and ambassador for the Bulldogs, in addition to a TAB ambassador. TAB additionally sponsors his podcast Levels.
Mason is usually noticed within the Bulldogs’ changerooms earlier than and after video games.
A spokesman for the NRL advised the Daily Telegraph: “The NRL is aware of the matter and is currently liaising with the Bulldogs.”
Bulldogs chief govt Aaron Warburton stated: “His role is in pathways but he works with the NRL squad to a lesser extent,” Bulldogs chief govt Aaron Warburton stated.
“We’ve passed his job description on to the NRL as per their request.”
It comes after Wests Tigers nice Robbie Farah was compelled to finish his work with a bookmaking firm as a result of he additionally works at his former membership as an assistant coach.
Laurie Daley was additionally prevented from becoming a member of Manly’s teaching workers as a result of he works for the TAB community throughout radio and TV.
Mason, who performed in Canterbury’s final NRL premiership in 2004, returned to the Bulldogs early final yr.
He was appointed pathways transition coach, serving to to develop NRL prospects into elite footballers.
Mason started his NRL profession on the Bulldogs and shortly grew to become a cult hero because of his hulking body and bodily fashion of play.
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Between the early and mid 2000s, he was a part of the membership’s formidable ahead pack that boasted the likes of Sonny Bill Williams, Andrew Ryan, Mark O’Meley and Roy Asotasi.
Mason gained the Clive Churchill Medal as man of the match within the Bulldogs’ final grand closing win in 2004.
He is considered one of solely three prop forwards ever to have gained the award.
After 148 video games with the Bulldogs, Mason plied his commerce on the Roosters, Knights, Cowboys and Sea Eagles in addition to within the Super League.
The Bulldogs have had a combined begin to this season to sit down twelfth on the ladder after six rounds.
They have been thrashed 40-16 by South Sydney on Good Friday as a syndesmosis damage to Josh Addo-Carr added to the membership’s damage woes.
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