Andrew Johns' hilarious clash with Stacey Jones during Auckland bender

Andrew Johns has revealed how new NRL Hall of Famer Stacey Jones once blew up and called him a "smart arse" during a bender - thanks to a tribute gone wrong.

Warriors hero Jones was one of four players inducted into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday night in Sydney, alongside Craig Young, Danny Buderus and Ruben Wiki.

'Joey' told Wide World of Sports a cracking yarn about what happened after his Newcastle side faced Jones in the New Zealand halfback's 200th game.

"Can I just tell a Stacey Jones story?" Johns said on Freddy and the Eighth, lighting up.

"We played Stacey in Auckland for his 200th and they had all these Stacey Jones masks, so I got one. Unfortunately for the Warriors, we beat them over there.

"That night we were out celebrating, so I wore my Stacey Jones mask; cut the mouth out and just going around drinking and dancing and carrying on.

"Anyway, I'm on the dance floor dancing around and next thing I turn around, there's Stace. And Stacey comes up and he goes, 'You smart arse', and he rips the mask off.

"I said, 'Mate, I'm doing it out of respect!' He's gone and screwed it up and threw it in the corner.

"So Stacey, I wasn't taking the mick, mate. I love ya, Stace."

Host James Bracey asked: "What was the chance of that? That you'd bump into Stacey Jones wearing a Stacey Jones mask?"

Joey: "A good chance. This was at 7am!"