BRISBANE Lions coach Michael Voss says speculation surrounding the possible recruitment of star Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett isn't proving a distraction.

Tippett's contract negotiations hit a brick wall this week when, in mutual agreement with Adelaide, talks were suspended until the end of the season after he refused to sign "an exceptional offer" from the Crows.

Former Crow Mark Ricciuto claimed Tippett rejected a five-year contract worth $650,000 a season.

With the Lions' ill-fated Brendan Fevola deal finished at season's end, freed salary cap space would mean the club can afford Tippett.

But Voss said winning the remaining two games of the season were more important than speculating about an opposition player and ruled out catching up with Tippett before the Lions take on Port Adelaide on Saturday.

"Where that sits at the moment is really nowhere," Voss said.

"He's an Adelaide player and will be an Adelaide player until that day comes where if he decides otherwise.

"Outside of that, we've got a job to be able to do and that's where our focus firmly lies."

The Lions shocked Tippett's Crows at the Gabba last Saturday night, scoring a 10-point win.

While Voss said the victory was a confidence builder for his side and rightly so, he warned of overconfidence and that responding to wins was as important as responding to a loss.

"You always want to have an injection of confidence for having a win against a top four side, in that instance a top two side, but it's also how you handle winning," he said.

"My old boss used to say winning's like junk food, it's one of those one's we've got to be able to leave behind and be professionals about and move on to our next task and our next task is Port Adelaide.

"You never take home teams for granted."

Another win could see the Lions draw level with Richmond and although finals are out of the question for the 13th-placed Lions, Voss said respect was being won back after a horror 2011 season that saw the club finish third last.

"It's about being able to earn it (respect)," he said. "You lose it so quickly in this competition, you can work years being able to try and get it and in moments it can be taken away from you.

"We understand the task that's ahead of us, but we feel like we're making some inroads into that."

Harry Thring covers news for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Harry.