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Les Boyd has delivered a brutal effect to Darryl Brohman’s comments astir his NRL Hall of Fame induction, saying “I couldn’t springiness a f**k”.
Boyd, who played 17 Tests for Australia and 8 Origins for NSW successful the precocious 1970s and aboriginal 1980s, was named among 11 players who volition beryllium inducted into the NRL Hall of Fame this season.
Lionel Morgan, Ben Elias, Steve Renouf, Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater, Benji Marshall, Cooper Cronk, Greg Inglis and Sam Burgess are the different inductees.
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But it was Boyd’s enactment that started a tempest arsenic erstwhile Maroons guardant turned TV and vigor property Darryl Brohman blasted the selection.
Brohman has a longstanding beef with Boyd aft a 1983 State of Origin Game 1 incidental wherever a raised elbow successful a front-on tackle from Boyd near Brohman with a breached jaw.
In the match, Boyd was not sent disconnected with Queensland lone fixed a penalty, but helium was aboriginal fixed a 12-month suspension.
Brohman was believed to beryllium successful contention for Australian enactment but didn’t play again successful the 1983 season, maintaining it outgo him a Kangaroos jersey, a feat helium ne'er achieved.
Brohman besides took ineligible enactment against Boyd, with the lawsuit being settled retired of court.
In 1984, Boyd was fixed a 15-month prohibition for oculus gouging Canterbury’s Billy Johnstone.
On Monday, Brohman tweeted: “Les Boyd…..9 Months suspension for breaking my Jaw successful 1983. 12 Months for Eye gouging Billy Johnston … … Gets inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame. Please!!!!”
But Boyd has fired back.
“He should beryllium grateful that I did it, different nary 1 would retrieve him,” Boyd told News Corp.
“Honestly, I couldn’t springiness a f**k. Let him interest astir it. He’s the 1 who can’t fto it go. I’m implicit it. It’s successful the past.”
Boyd said that the brace had crossed paths “six oregon 7 years ago” astatine the Gundagai races.
“He came up to maine and said helium felt uncomfortable and that helium would travel implicit and accidental ‘g’day’,” Boyd said.
“I said ‘don’t consciousness uncomfortable, bask the races, I don’t springiness a ‘f**k’ and I walked away. That’s the lone clip I’ve spoken to him.”
Brohman has agelong maintained his fury implicit the incident, telling News Corp successful 2013: “At the extremity of the time helium doesn’t similar maine and I don’t similar him. I americium blessed for him not to beryllium portion of my beingness and helium would consciousness the same.”
However, helium did admit astatine the clip helium had “never been truly comfy with what I did” successful suing Boyd.
Speaking aft the NRL’s announcement, ARLC president Peter V’landys supported the Hall of Fame committee’s decision, which was made successful July.
“I’m successful awe of this radical of players and what they person each done successful the crippled and for the game,” Mr V’landys said.
“This is the champion of the champion crossed respective phenomenal eras. The radical is afloat of Premiership winners, Dally M Medal winners, Clive Churchill Medal winners, Australia, New Zealand and England representatives.
“There are superb halves, almighty and durable forwards and talented extracurricular backs. All of these players are exceptional.”
The NRL has already announced coaching legends Jack Gibson and Wayne Bennett volition beryllium the archetypal 2 coaches inducted successful the Hall of Fame.
The radical volition beryllium inducted into the Hall of Fame connected Wednesday August 21.
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