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Brisbane playmaker Thomas Broich questions Perth Glory's sportsmanship after they accused Roar striker Besart Berisha of diving in the A-League decider.

Sick of the fallout from Brisbane's controversial A-League grand final win, Roar playmaker Thomas Broich has turned the tables by questioning the "whinging" Perth Glory's sportsmanship.

Perth captain Jacob Burns remained adamant the Glory were "robbed" in Sunday's 2-1 loss despite opinions being divided over whether Berisha was fouled in stoppage time, leading to the Roar striker's match-winning penalty goal.

But Broich reckoned it was time the Glory accepted the result and stopped complaining.

"It keeps upsetting me I have to say," he told AAP on Tuesday.

"If you look at the full 90 minutes Perth didn't create one single goal-scoring chance.

"And they are still whinging about what turned out to be a penalty.

"Is that sportsmanship? I really question that."

In contrast, Burns believed Perth had won new fans with their post-match conduct.

"It is a very hard pill to swallow. There was a lot of controversy around the penalty but I am proud about how we went about our business - I think we won over a lot of fans," he told Fox Sports.

Burns said he wasn't surprised A-League referees boss Mark Shield had defended grand final whistleblower Jarred Gillett this week.

"I am sure it is going to divide opinions but I was very close to it and I spoke to a lot of the Brisbane players after the match and the general consensus was that we were robbed, even by their own guys," he said.

"If they don't want to admit it and the referees won't own up then you can't change it - you've got to roll with it."

Burns was not getting any sympathy from Broich.

"We were the better team for 90 minutes. They were a man down (after a red card to Dean Heffernan) and we were pushing - one way or another we would have won that game," Broich said.

"The result reflected the game."

Still Burns pushed for video technology to be introduced to avoid further controversies.

"I think it has to be looked at," he said.

"You don't want to take anything away from the game but I think when it is such an important game and it is a grand final, these mistakes rob you of titles."

Broich and his Roar teammates celebrated like worthy champions when they received a ticker-tape parade in Brisbane's CBD on Tuesday.

Broich and Berisha received some of the loudest cheers from thousands of fans, who packed King George Square for the reception that followed.

"It's a bit different, this year it was more of a challenge," Broich said of their second straight A-League title.

"Last year we took the league by surprise.

"This year we were about confirming we are a strong side.

"And the way we did it makes us very proud."