Sydney Roosters star Luke Keary has hit back at Ricky Stuart's suggestion players are being used in negotiations for a better collective bargaining agreement with the NRL.
The players ended their temporary media ban on Monday as the Rugby League Players Association goes to war with competition powerbrokers.
The ban - which is in place on game days, with all players refusing to do media unless they are paid to do interviews - was announced last week and criticised by Stuart.