Gorden Tallis has reignited his ongoing dispute with the Brisbane Broncos after making comments on Triple M’s Sunday Sin Bin regarding an incident with a club staff member. The former Broncos captain and premiership winner has had a contentious relationship with the club for a while, particularly with figures like Adam Reynolds and Michael Maguire.
Tallis’s name was removed from a meeting room at the Broncos’ Red Hill facility last month, which sparked mixed reactions within the NRL community. The latest development in this saga occurred during a round-five match against the Titans—who Tallis has a part ownership in—when he reportedly refused to shake hands with the Broncos’ media manager, Grant Williams.
During the radio broadcast, Tallis confirmed the incident, providing a humorous take on the situation while defending his actions. He remarked, “Oh, what? I didn’t shake his hand, that was it,” adding that he had no issue greeting other Broncos officials, including board members and even jokingly mentioning that his wife had kissed one of them. He dismissed the significance of not shaking Williams’s hand, asserting, “Now I’m in trouble for what I didn’t do. That’s OK, I didn’t shake someone’s hand.”
Tallis further implied that the situation might be exaggerated, suggesting, “a crisis manager only has a job when the club is… there you go. Maybe he’s making it up.” He showed little concern for the matter, stating it didn’t bother him in the slightest.
In response, Williams expressed disappointment to News Corp over Tallis’s comments, stating he was unhappy that Triple M allowed the discussion to unfold in that manner. Williams highlighted that the radio network was aware of the reasons this matter should not have been addressed publicly.
Tallis, who played 160 games for the Broncos and earned the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal in 1998, continues to stir the pot with his candid remarks, keeping the feud very much alive. The ongoing drama underscores Tallis’s complicated relationship with the Broncos, raising questions about communication and mutual respect within the NRL landscape.