Touk Miller has fired a shot at Brisbane star Dayne Zorko, describing the Lion's snub of his post-match handshake as unsportsmanlike.
Gold Coast's Miller wore the star Lions midfielder like a glove in Sunday night's QClash win, agitating Zorko for four quarters and earning himself the Marcus Ashcroft Medal as best afield.
Following the full-time siren, Miller went to shake Zorko's hand and was told where to go by Brisbane's All Australian.
"It's not really my concern," Miller said on Monday afternoon.
"Everyone's really competitive and sometimes it's just a match of footy and people forget that.
"A bit of sportsmanship would have gone a long way, but in saying that it's not much of my concern."
The Lions released a statement later on Monday saying Zorko had spoken to the club and conceded he was frustrated post-match.
"If he had his time over again, he would act differently," the statement said.
Zorko, the club's vice-captain, had just 10 disposals for the night and gave away six free kicks, including a crucial 50m penalty that resulted in a Steven May goal in the final quarter.
Miller pushed, shoved and whacked Zorko for most of the night but managed to get 21 disposals of his own, along with seven clearances, to be just as influential offensively as he was defensively.
The 22-year-old Gold Coast leader said he knew he was getting under Zorko's skin and the Lion lost his cool.
"I guess after four quarters when you hit someone that many times it probably pays off down the track," he said.
"In saying that, it's a competitive game and he wanted to win as much as we did and it gets fiery sometimes.
"You could say the game plan worked in that regard.
"The mentality was to shut him out and be accountable for him and I just tried to do that as best as I could.
"He's a really highly respected player, All Australian, I just tried to take on the challenge.
"I probably came out on top but it was a great battle."
WATCH: Miller on his game-saving smother
Miller was also responsible for one of the defining plays of the game, when he smothered a Jacob Allison kick from 50m that could have given the Lions the lead with two minutes remaining.
"My eyes lit up when he took an extra couple of steps and I thought I was half a chance, so I lunged across it and was lucky enough to get some hands on it," he said.
