Roosters five-eighth Luke Keary has singled out South Sydney counterpart Cody Walker for his "disrespectful" behaviour in Friday night's fiery round one clash at the SCG.
The Rabbitohs kicked off the Wayne Bennett era with a 26-16 win against their arch-rivals, overcoming some torrid Sydney weather.
As ever between rugby league's fiercest enemies, the match was a spiteful affair and it threatened to boil over in the late stages, with the normally composed Cooper Cronk taking issue with Walker's celebrations following Alex Johnston's second-half try.
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Several Roosters, including former Bunny Keary, engaged in some push and shove following the incident, with the playmaker discussing the situation on Saturday morning.
"There was obviously that incident in the end when one bloke wants to carry on and be a bit disrespectful," Keary said.
"Everyone who plays the game knows that's how he plays it, that's fine.
"If he wants to go around doing that, it should come back to him."
When asked to clarify which player he was talking about, Keary replied: "Cody Walker."
However, the 27-year-old didn't expand on what exactly was said to rile Trent Robinson's men up.
"Everything that happens on the field stays on the field," he said.
Apart from getting under his opponent's skin, Walker scored a try and combined well with halves partner Adam Reynolds to dictate the game for Souths.
Two Reynolds kicks led to tries for Walker and Cameron Murray, and it was the halfback who put Johnston through to score the try that effectively ended the game and led to the flare up around Walker.
While Keary may have been upset with Walker's actions, speaking on Saturday morning Roosters skipper Boyd Cordner said those things were "part and parcel of our game."
"I was off the field at the time so I didn't know what was being said, but it's a game footy, tempers are going to be flared at times, it's a contact sport and both teams want to win," Cordner said.
"I don't know what has been said but it happened on the field and there's no issues or dramas from our end."