Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has dismissed questions about his heated confrontation with commentator Kane Cornes, opting against pouring more fuel on the fire.

Cornes' frosty relationship with Beveridge reached a flashpoint when the pair shared a brief exchange on the GMHBA Stadium boundary line on Thursday night.

Beveridge was walking past Cornes when the dialogue started and he stopped for a moment to fire a few words in the former Port Adelaide player's direction.

He was then ushered away by Bulldogs communications staff.

The 54-year-old was tight-lipped when quizzed on the incident at his post-match press conference after his side's 20.7 (127) to 16.17 (113) loss to Geelong.

"Ultimately, we come in here and we talk about the game," Beveridge said.

"That's all we're after, isn't it?

"If you're trying to drum up any controversy, I don't think there was any.

"I've really got nothing to say."

Pressed further by a reporter, Beveridge said: "I know what you're trying to do. You're not going to get me to bite."

The Bulldogs are one of the clubs who have banned Cornes from their change rooms.

Cornes addressed Thursday night's incident during Channel Seven's coverage of the Cats-Bulldogs clash.

"There was a confrontation, there were some words spoken," Cornes said.

"But he's combative, and they do like to protect their club and their players. I don't have an issue with it, it's a big game of footy.

"Clearly the relationship between myself and the Western Bulldogs isn't a strong one."

Cornes said the awkward situation developed because Beveridge was "staring at me quite strongly".

"I didn't really know what to say, so I just said, 'G'day, Bevo' and it wasn't received that well as you can see in the vision," Cornes said.

"I would have liked to go on with the conversation and have it respectfully, but it wasn't the time or the place."