Broncos likely to make captaincy change after ‘humiliation’
Brisbane have refuted a claim that Darius Boyd will step down from the captaincy after their humiliating NRL finals exit.
But club great Willie Carne wants Boyd to go one step further and retire to help the Broncos rebuild after Sunday’s 58-0 elimination final loss to Parramatta.
The Daily Telegraph reported Monday Boyd had “almost certainly captained the club for the last time”.
Brisbane on Monday said Boyd had no plans to relinquish the captaincy, with the veteran set to see out the final two years of his contract, reported to be worth $800,000-per-year.
Carne has called for Boyd to “take one for the team” and retire — allowing the club enough salary cap space to chase a star capable of fixing the club’s halves crisis.
The out-of-form five-eighth has already declared publicly he does not intend to leave the club before his contract expires.
