Gutted to see him go, one of my favourites, thought he'd have a big season for us this year with a bit more help up front. Don't know the exact reasons for him going, but I'm a tad p*ssed off with the lack of communication from the club, he's been a stalwart and a star in his time here and I for one thank him for his time here wearing the Claret and Gold jersey and playing a large part in what has been the clubs best years on the field since god knows when. Personally I think he deserves much better from the club, just a thank you for your services and best wishes for the future would be a start. Whatever he has/hasn't done shouldn't cloud his great service to the club and to see him leave like this is very sad and doesn't do anyone any good at all. The clubs P R leaves a lot to be desired, we handled the N Brown affair badly and this ain't exactly being handled any better. The clubs silence is deafening.

Good luck and all the best for the future Mase. Hope you're successful in whatever you do and wherever you go.
Thanks for the memories.

Depends on how he's left and what he has done. The club might not be able to release information as yet, or possibly, releasing the information may hinder him signing for another club, so the silence might be a goodwill gesture.

Has Keith mentioned any reasons behind him leaving?

Exactly Massive.I think we should trust the club on this.

Good player on his day, very injury prone but dont think the giants will miss him.

Club confirms Mason has left the Giants,on website.

If we rolled back a year, then this would be a bad a loss (after an outstanding 2011 season).
Events in Keith's life this year, some possible bad choices friends wise, and extra curriculum activities getting in front of Rugby on the pecking order, I feel I am possibly one of the few who thanks Mason for his good games, but wont miss his non-existent performances

No I agree,if we are going on form from last year versus reputation from previous years,it's fair to say Keith looked like he was ready for a new challenge away from the Giants.

if we were going on form last year and kept only those whose form was good we would be playing with Eorl and Brough and 15 other NEW players.

i agree too.

made some very bad choices and not just friend wise...

Hope he signs for Wakefield. He's still got a lot to offer a Super League Team and I think it was a mistake of Huddersfield to let him go.He's a good old fashioned prop and like Richard Agar said on a radio interview the other day a 'fine player'.

If he is still focused on his rugby league next season then he may prove that Huddersfield have made a mistake like Raleigh & Kirmond did last season. It'll come down to affordability though. We let Matt James go last week & our squad size has been reduced (from about 32/33 to about 2icon_cool.gif I think to try & make space for someone like Mason.

mason isnt suddenly going to improve, will be 31 next season, last season was a total disaster from him.

we are covered in the pack

crabtree
kopzchak
fielden
patrick
mullally
johnson

and others can also step up, ta'ai, fairbank.

your going to have to learn kopczak's name soon lad

One poor season does not make a poor player otherwise you wouldn't have signed Stuart Fielden.

Good player and a good pro, the Club will miss him and so will his team mates oh and Brearly he his as good if not better than the list of players you have posted which i am sure he we will see when he takes the field against us next year.

Keith Mason - Good Player always had go forward and would make a couple more crucial meters than you expected him too. I think due to injures he had a under-par 2012. He has had his off-field problems too and it looks like Anderson is going to run a very tight disciplined unit next season. So he might not fit into Anderson's plan. It will be sad to let him go as a good servant to the club! BUT a couple of things that might be worth thinking about with the opinions on him as a on-field player.
1. I have only ever seen him do at most 20 min stints as a prop - with bigger props to do this job now at the club and with the fewer interchanges available I dont really see his place in the squad.
2. His on-field discipline was awful - always liable to give a penalty away and a number of times he had to be taken off before he got himself sent off!
3. I have never EVER seen him play a game and any decent minutes without making an error. He had butter fingers at time.

How often do we see penalties and errors costing try's and therefore the game??? This is why he never at the top of my list of forwards to pick throughout all of his 7 years. Personally I would prefer a prop that wouldnt make those extra couple of meters but was solid and wasnt going to give the errors and penalties away.

But Good Luck to him and he could give some massive go forward to a team who really needs it. I think of teams like salford, wakey and cas. He would be a real asset to any of these teams.

He could bring a lot to any team in the competition at his best.

Who knows KM might still have been in PA's plans but for this episode,which of course is now in the hands of legal types.

What is the 'episode'? Anyone?

statement from club. "Huddersfield Giants can confirm that Keith Mason left the club on the 4th of October," the club said in a statement.

"The matter is in the hands of solicitors and, therefore, the club will not be making any further comment at this time."
sad to see him go as always put pleanty of effort into his game.

Also said in that piece that KM was NOT in PA's plans for 2013.

Been mostly happy with the hiring & firing from the club in recent seasons myself.

Hindsight etc. but Brett Hodgson was the one I would have definitely liked to have retained,and Daz Griffin.But both of them lads wanted out seems to be the truth of the matter

. He never took a step backwards.

2010 when we played Hull FC at home. Hull came with a huge pack and we were so short of Prop forwards we played Graeme Horne in the front row.

We went 0-18 down at half time but came back to win 32-18 and Keith Mason was my man of the match, the minutes, yards, hits and aggression he showed in that game (along with Griffin) to take the team forward was a fantastic effort.

Will be sorely missed, all the best for the future Keith.

Some would welcome him back at Saints others are Meh!

He's a good player whether he will be missed will be down to how he plays next year. 31 is not old for a prop.

So other than he left the Club back in October and there is some legal wrangle going on, is there any indication as to where he might be going?
I have seen speculation about Bradford, Castleford and Wakefield, but nothing seems to be firming up and Mason himself only seems to have confirmed his departure.

I think there are plenty of Widnes fans who would like him to come our way, but I suspect he might be looking to stay in Yorkshire. No doubt as an alternative he could return to St Helens especially as his former coach is now in residence.

Or indeed maybe he will do a "Vinnie Jones" and look to start a Hollywood career, under Micky Rourke's guidance.