Cronulla have finally tabled an official offer to Willie Mason but the Sydney Roosters remain favourites to sign the NRL's most controversial and sought-after figure.

Cronulla boss Tony Zappia said the Sharks had offered Mason a two-year deal after meeting with the disgruntled Bulldog's manager.

DYNAMIC Australia A winger Digby Ioane owes Ballymore a show on Sunday after being rugby's ultimate tease for most of 2008 because of two suspensions and injury.

He has been the invisible man to Queensland rugby fans since his exciting debut for the Reds against the Highlanders four months ago hinted at him being another kind of super hero....

ST GEORGE Illawarra winger Wendell Sailor says he'll look to take care of some unfinished business in his 'third coming' to the NRL at EnergyAustralia on Saturday night.

The controversial winger will resume his comeback to professional football on the wing against Newcastle, a comeback that was so rudely interrupted by a fractured cheekbone after just 40 minutes against Brisbane a month ago.

The Young Starlight Committee today announced Sydney identity Kate Waterhouse as the official ambassador for Young Starlight, a move to coincide with their upcoming annual cocktail party which brings Sydney’s hip social scene together in an effort to raise funds for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Young Starlight is an official fundraising committee of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, consisting of volunteers who organise fundraising events targeting Sydney’s young professionals. Several social events such as cocktail parties, cruises and balls take place each year.

Former Sydney FC wide-man David Carney may have won the hearts of fans and coaching staff alike during his time in the A-League,  it seems the usually mild-mannered Socceroo has not had the same run with Kevin Blackwell at Sheffield United of late. Not to worry, we hear Carney is moving on out of Sheffield, and moving on up to a Premiership club. Which club? A ‘common-wealth’ club... that’s all we can tell you for now. Watch this space.

Reds winger Digby Ioane says that he was initially surprised to be part of Robbie Deans' first Wallabies squad but he is going all out to make the most of his call up.

Ioane had a good season with the Force in 2006 but moved back to Queensland in 2008.

WENDELL Sailor's face looks like an over-inflated Steeden - complete with 30 stitches near his left eye - but the charismatic winger still refuses to blow-up.

"Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I'll be entering the sexiest man of league this year," he joked yesterday.

It's lunchtime at North Bondi and Sailor is again contemplating another fr

LittleJayden McDonald still thinks Wendell Sailor did him a favour.

He's wrong. It is Sailor who owes the nine-year-old. Big time.

The unlikely pair met on a chilly Friday night at Ron Costello Oval a fortnight ago.

AUSTRALIA'S adventurous full-backs, Brett Emerton and David Carney, will be urged to curb their attacking instincts and pay more attention to their defensive duties this weekend when the Socceroos face a desperate Iraqi side for which nothing less than a win would surely spell World Cup disaster.

NSW firebrand Willie Mason has declared that a full-house of "nutbag, redneck Queenslanders" will lift the Blues to unscaled heights for State of Origin II.

As both sides gathered in camp for the Suncorp Stadium sequel, Mason last night revealed the Blues were preparing for the most brutal confrontation "Origin has seen in a long, long time''.