Cameron Smith has revealed Andrew Johns apologised to him over his comments following Queensland's Origin-decider victory in Brisbane last Wednesday.
The Blues legend was clearly frustrated with the result and didn't do a particularly good job of hiding it during Channel Nine's post-game coverage.
"You won the big moments," Johns said, while sitting next to Queensland greats Smith and Paul Vautin.
"Now we have to listen to all the bulls**t from you in the next 12 months.
"It drives you mad."
Johns copped some criticism for his comments, with some suggesting the Immortal was being a "sore loser."
Speaking on SEN on Monday, Smith said Johns had seen fit to apologise for his behaviour and suggested the vocal Maroons crowd had played a part in his frustrations.
"I worked with Joey on Friday night and he came up and apologised," Smith said.
"He said, 'Mate, look, I didn't articulate that properly. That comment wasn't directed to yourself or Fatty.'
"He said, 'It got the better of me.'
"What didn't help, we were broadcasting that show down in the north-western corner and there was about 200 fired-up Queenslanders there absolutely giving it to Joey.
"That certainly didn't help the situation."
That wasn't the only fiery piece of post-game broadcasting Smith found himself involved in last week.
During Nine's wrap up of the Eels' win over the Warriors on Friday night, Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams became engaged in yet another war of words over a potential boxing bout.
"All of a sudden, it went from reviewing the Warriors-Parramatta match, to Sonny Bill Williams and Gal talking about why they haven't got a fight organised yet," Smith said.
"And they were getting stuck into each other!
"I had a bit of chuckle at first but it kept going and then I looked to James Bracey and said, 'Is this a gee up?'"
"Sign it brother!" 🥊
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