- Gorden Tallis recounts a wild night on the Gold Coast
- The Broncos icon received help from another great player in the league
Queensland football legend Gorden Tallis has spoken out about the time he got into a fight at a Gold Coast nightclub after a rival player made an offensive comment about his sister.
Tallis, who played 214 first grade matches for St George and Brisbane between 1992 and 2004, was not one to back down from a confrontation on or off the field.
The man affectionately known as ‘The Raging Bull’ has told of the moment things really started when he was in a Gold Coast nightclub in 1995.
Tallis was drinking beer with his sister and Dragons teammates Nathan Brown, Luke Felsch and Tony Grimaldi when a player from another football team approached him.
“One of the guys comes up and says, ‘Oh, buddy, what’s up with the sheila that Browny’s trying to pick up?’ “Isn’t that a little big?” Tallis said. Backstage with Cooper and Matty Johns.
‘I said, “That’s my sister. Don’t say that!”‘
“Some other guys came up and he said (to the other players), ‘Don’t say anything about old love,’ but it was a little sharper than that…”
‘So I turned and hit him, crunch, he falls. And then all the doormen come and we get to work.
Gorden Tallis (pictured working as a commentator) has opened up about the time he got into a fight in a Gold Coast nightclub.
Tallis (pictured playing for St George in 1995) says he tackled a rival player after he made a rude comment about his sister.
Tallis explained that his Dragons teammate Luke Felsch was soon choked by a bouncer while Tony Grimaldi put the player he had knocked out into a recovery position.
Fellow Dragon Nathan Brown, who later went on to coach the team, had left because he didn’t like fighting.
Tallis was outnumbered and the situation looked dire when in came NRL great Steve ‘Blocker’ Roach, who had recently retired from the game.
‘A guy comes from the bar and takes off his watch. His name was Blocker Roach. He says, “Are you okay? I just found out what happened. Do you need backup?”
Tallis has recently made headlines for his public criticism of Michael Maguire’s appointment as Broncos coach.
The ‘Raging Bull’ (pictured during a recent TV appearance) has also been in the headlines for his clash with new Broncos coach Michael Maguire.
The former Queensland Origin and Kangaroos forward criticized the decision and reportedly had an awkward encounter with Madge on the big final day at Accor Stadium this year.
“He said, ‘Good morning, buddy,’ shook my hand and said, ‘We should catch up for coffee,'” Tallis said.
“I told him, ‘I don’t drink coffee.’
‘I don’t need to be friends with any coach. I never caught up with Kevvie (Walters), I never caught up with Des (Hasler) and I never caught up with Justin Holbrook.
‘What I say is just my opinion. It’s not an opinion on behalf of the Broncos’ old guys. Nobody tells me what to say.
“I get paid to give my opinion and when asked, I’m just going to give my honest thoughts.”