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Ponga is asking way too much ...
OFFICIAL Darius Boyd announces retirement
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Ponga is asking way too much ...
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Of course Lockyer was an inspired leader. Of course Boyd wasn't, and isn't. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I am hoping that the occasion of his retirement will cause the team to lift, to send him off on a winning note. He is as we are told, popular amongst the team. It therefore stands to reason they will lift for his last season.
In 2015, the whole team played inspired football. I don't recall any inspirational leader of Locky's calibre however the team lifted to great heights - as a team. I just want to see that energy, not individual performances as much as a whole team playing as one.
broncos4life
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That is patently false. It’s been well reported by both Bennett and Boyd that the Broncos didn’t want him and when he ran into Bennett in the car park in tears he said he would have him at the Dragons. It is one of the most retold stories in league so I am amazed you aren’t aware of it.
If we are going to have a go at the bloke at least make it factual.
lynx000
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They let him go 100%, Pete is on the money. He did not want to leave and he was told that there was no position for him.
tommy
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Inconsolable........Inconsolable.
Sorry but when the chips are down I'd prefer leaders who keep their chin up rather than someone who runs to Wayne Bennett crying they don't want me. Reeks of entitlement and was never captain material. The proof is in the pudding anyway, his captaincy sucked and we turned to water everytime things got hard. And please spare lecturing me on the off-field responsibilities he competently fulfilled during his tenure as captain , almost identical to your repeated claims we have the best people at the helm of our club making the best decisions and things have always run smoothly. Nobody except the media and and the shareholders give a flying **** about that off-field bullshit you parrot.
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I bleed Maroon
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Yep, he certainly didn't jump. He was pushed.
People often forget what it means to be a serious sporting organization when they get caught up in the sentimentalities of individuals. I refuse to believe Boyd isn't stupid or ignorant of this, as how could he be after being Bennett's favorite for so long, he must know that it's on him to realize when the gig is up. Andrew Johns didn't want to call it when he had to, Nor did Tallis or Yow Yeh or Gillett, but they all realized they were done physically. Even Tallis the sack of shit put club before himself, one of the few times he actually has. A single player is never bigger then the team. Ever. Boyd has clearly thought the opposite since the 2018 finals series. The club has seen enough, finally.
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Slippin Jimmy
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tommy
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Why is it stupid? It's a very obvious character
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Not sure if that’s sarcasm, but the following week was the 2015 GF.
tommy
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no you are.
Slippin Jimmy
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tommy
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Actually he was the same person. Now I'm a biologist
Wolfie
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Dont think you can really compare Boyd to any of those blokes. They had little choice to call it a day. Physically, they had serious injuries that could easily have been very bad for them in later life. Darius hasnt had a serious neck injury or a compound fracture.
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