- Darryl Brohman to boycott NRL Hall of Fame night
- Brohman is furious with Les Boyd’s signing
- It means he will miss the tributes to David Morrow
Darryl Brohman will not attend Wednesday night’s NRL Immortals Dinner in protest against Les Boyd’s induction into the Hall of Fame.
Brohman’s bitter 41-year feud with Origin rival Boyd was reignited last week after the New South Wales enforcer was named among 11 new inductees into the illustrious group of football legends.
Football fans have joined Brohman in criticising the decision in light of Boyd’s shocking hit on the Queensland player during Origin 1983, which left the 2GB commentator with a broken jaw.
Brohman was sidelined for a year while Boyd received a nine-month suspension for the nasty hit, and Brohman decided not to attend tomorrow night’s ceremony as a result.
But that will mean he will not be able to attend the tributes to his 2GB colleague David Morrow, who died earlier this year. Morrow will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame for his services to football media.
“I was invited and accepted, but I’ve since decided I won’t be going,” Brohman said. News Corporation.
‘I wanted to go because Dave Morrow (legendary commentator) is going to be inducted (into the Hall of Fame) and that’s great, but I’ve thought about it and I just don’t want to make a scene.
-So yes, it’s true, I’m not going, friend.
Darryl Brohman will not attend the NRL Hall of Fame night on Wednesday
Brohman is furious at the addition of his arch-rival Les Boyd
Queensland player Boyd had his jaw broken during a State of Origin match 41 years ago
Brohman called Boyd’s induction “blatantly wrong.”
“I don’t care if I never hear from him or see him again, he probably feels the same way,” Brohman told 2GB radio.
‘I’m 68 years old and I think I know what’s right and what’s wrong, and this is wrong.
“I don’t think we should put him on a pedestal.”
Brohman added that he did not want his dispute with Boyd to distract from the celebrations of the other inductees.
“Seriously, what’s the point of going there? What would it achieve? Nothing,” he said.
‘I don’t want to divert any more attention from people who deserve it.
‘That was never my intention. Because that’s the only thing that bothers me about all this, that it’s probably taken the spotlight away from the 10 who deserve to be there.
‘I was asked to go about six weeks ago. I wanted to go and celebrate David Morrow’s achievements in rugby league and sport in general, but if I go there the focus will be on me and him (Boyd).
This means Brohman (second from left) will miss the tributes to his colleague David Morrow (left).
‘I don’t know if it’s the right decision or not, but it’s a decision I’ve made.
‘I must admit that the last week has taken a bit of my joy away, but I’ll keep going.
‘I could lie to you and say, like he said, ‘I don’t give a f**k’… well, I do give a f**k.
“It affects me and my family. I can’t lie and say it hasn’t had any impact on me, but it has.
‘Saying this wouldn’t change what I said because I think I’m right.’
