LIVE: Queenslander fesses up to fake injury plot

Former Queensland Origin weapon Ben Hannant has revealed erstwhile Maroons manager Mal Meninga would make "fake stories" successful the physique up to matches, and accused the Blues campy of doing the aforesaid this week.

Speaking connected his SeaFM brekkie vigor amusement Bianca, Ben and Lakey, Hannant — who played 12 Origins betwixt 2008 and 2012 — said the sole constituent was "to origin a spot of drama".

"Both camps usually travel retired with a small controversy, fake stories astir radical being sick," helium said.

He said helium believed the concerns astir Nathan Cleary's contented bony was an example, and that Cleary wasn't sick astatine all.

"It gets you reasoning 'oh whitethorn helium play, whitethorn helium not'.

"When I played for Queensland, galore a clip players were not sick astatine each and Mal would spell 'who wants to beryllium sick to spell successful the media?'

"I'm conscionable saying, present NSW are doing precisely what Queensland would do."

Blues adjunct manager Greg Alexander this greeting said Cleary was "feeling good", but stopped abbreviated of confirming helium would play.