The poor performances have only intensified speculation that there may be more drama at the Broncos than the club is letting on, and when quizzed on if that is the case on Tuesday night, Tallis didn\u2019t shy away. <\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, absolutely,\u201d he said on NRL 360. <\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of the way they\u2019re trying to smother it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both Haas and coach Michael Maguire have been insistent that there is no bad blood between the two despite rumours suggesting otherwise; talk which Haas previously called \u201cBS\u201d.<\/p>\n
Wherever the truth may lie, Tallis said the \u201cone thing I can\u2019t swallow\u201d is the reports Haas didn\u2019t sign for substantially more coin at South Sydney.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause they\u2019ve got two million-dollar halves, so I think it might be mismanagement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe he did slide under the rug. Maybe he did slide out the back door.\u201d<\/p>\n
There were whispers Haas had been worn down by Maguire\u2019s relentless training sessions and while Haas refuted those rumours, Tallis said he had heard talk around Brisbane about a particular session in Toowoomba. <\/p>\n
\u201cAll I did hear was they were disappointed that there was a hard session put on when they didn\u2019t think that they had to go do it,\u201d Tallis said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey went up to Toowoomba or something, and it was another two weeks that they had to go to England, and it was time away from their family. That\u2019s loud around the place and that\u2019s about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the record, Haas said family was the \u201cmain factor\u201d behind his decision while his connection with Wayne Bennett and soon-to-be teammates Latrell Mitchell and David Fifita are said to have also played a big role in luring the Broncos prop away from Red Hill. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
But The Daily Telegraph\u2019s Paul Crawley was insistent there is a bigger story at Brisbane than what the club is indicating, adding that because the South Sydney deal was \u201cdone undercover\u201d the Broncos didn\u2019t have enough time to properly react to it and get ahead of the headlines.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t leave for more money elsewhere. He chose to leave at the last minute, days after Michael Maguire had come out and said he thinks he\u2019s going to stay,\u201d Crawley said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPayne Haas pulled all their pants down\u2026 there is something going on there and they can deny it until they\u2019re blue in the face.<\/p>\n
\u201c… There\u2019s something going on at that club behind the scenes that has forced him out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n