Gorden Tallis has doubled down on his running feud with the Broncos and stood by his decision to snub a handshake from the club's media manager.
The former captain and premiership winner has been at odds with Brisbane for quite some time, with the likes of Adam Reynolds and Michael Maguire in the crosshairs.
Tallis' name was removed from a meeting room at the club's Red Hill base last month, prompting furious debate across NRL circles.
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The latest chapter in the never-ending saga came after reports that Tallis refused to shake hands with Broncos crisis manager and media boss Grant Williams when Brisbane faced the Titans – a club the Raging Bull has an ownership share in – in round five.
The 52-year-old confirmed the incident on Triple M's Sunday Sin Bin, giving a light-hearted take on his version of events and defending his stance.
"Oh, what? I didn't shake his hand, that was it," Tallis said.
"But I shook Dave Donaghy's hand. My wife gave him a kiss. My wife went into the Broncos box. I shook board members' hands. What they don't see, right, is that.
"Now I'm in trouble for what I didn't do. That's OK I didn't shake someone's hand.
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"Let's just say this right, a crisis manager [Williams] only has job when the club is in … there you go. Maybe he's making it up.
"Do you think it worries me? No, not one bit."
Tallis also revealed Williams spoke to Fox Sports boss Steve Crawley about his continued criticism of the club in the media.
Williams responded and told News Corp he was disappointed by Tallis and the radio network for airing the issue on Sunday.
"I was very disappointed that Triple M allowed Gorden to discuss this matter on the radio today in the manner he did," he said.
"It should not have been allowed and Triple M know why."
Williams previously worked in crisis management and also held a role with the NRL's media department before joining the Broncos last year.
The issue was raised once again on Monday night's edition of Fox League's NRL 360, where the former Broncos skipper doubled down on his version of events.
"He went to shake my hand and I said no," Tallis said.
"A bit like a schoolyard. If I was in a schoolyard and someone dobbed me into the schoolteacher, I wouldn't shake their hand. I wouldn't play with them the next day and that's about it and I told him I'm not shaking his hand and that was it.
"I tried to squash it because what they didn't talk about was I shook Dave Donaghy's hand. Dave Donaghy's been to my place. I've opened my house to him and his family.
"I walked past a guy who I don't have much respect for because of what he's done, it seems to be a problem. I can't do anything right in the Broncos eyes at the moment."
Tallis played 160 games for the Broncos and won the 1998 Clive Churchill Medal.
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