Ben Hannant needs to behave better if he wants to be a politician says Tim Mander

BEN Hannant needs to behave better if he wants to be a politician says MP and former referee Tim Mander. Here’s why.

Tim Mander MP and former NRL referee said Ben Hannant would need to improve his behaviour if he wanted to run for parliament. Pic Jono Searle.

FORMER NRL player Ben Hannant would have to improve his behaviour if he wants to become at state politician according to MP and former referee Tim Mander.

Mr Mander made his comments in jest yesterday after the Bulletin revealed Hannant had become a member for the Liberal National Party Currumbin Branch.

Hannant told the Bulletin he would consider running for the seat of Currumbin in the 2020 election “if the timing was right”.

Former Queensland Maroons player Ben Hannant could be asking people in Currumbin to Vote 1 LNP at the 2020 State Election.

Mr Mander said he found out Hannant had become a member of his party when he read the Bulletin on Thursday.

“It is great that we have people from all walks of life that want to be members of the LNP and we welcome his membership,” he said.

“He is going to have to improve his behaviour (to become an MP).

“I remember a couple of times on the football field I had to penalise him a couple of times, but in the world of politics who knows?”

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Tim Mander said current Currumbin MP Jann Stuckey was doing a good job for her electorate. (AAP image, John Gass)

Mr Mander said the current member Jann Stuckey had been doing a good job.

“As far as I know Jann is not going anywhere,” he said.

“Jann continues to work hard for her electorate and that’s what she continues to do.

“Two years away from the election there is plenty of time to speculate about those sorts of things.”