I used to love his interviews". It was a long and trusting relationship between Darius Boyd and Wayne Bennett in the NRL, but the former Broncos skipper has revealed the one thing his mentor got wrong at Red Hill. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), Boyd declares himself ready for Origin after Broncos return, NRL star Darius Boyd admitted to mental health clinic, McKinnon injury may have been Boyd's tipping point: Bennett, Forget the past and ignore the future, Geelong's time is now, Penrith reach first NRL grand final since 2003 with thrilling win over South Sydney, Geelong through to AFL grand final after convincing win over Brisbane, The Brownlow Medal will look different this year — here's everything you need to know, Record lap puts Cameron Waters into pole position after Bathurst shootout, Is it going to rain at Bathurst? "I just looked at him and said, 'Well you're with me, wherever I go, I'll take you'.". "That is why I always thought that if I was going to be the best rugby league player I could be, I'd do it under Wayne. NRL: Master coach Wayne Bennett says he would have moved Darius Boyd to fullback weeks ago. “He has been a remarkable player and a great fullback. He is a reflective soul and words spoken by his mentor have struck a chord and inspired him. As Bennett reflected on what has been one of the most enduring liaisons in rugby league history between a coach and a player he pointed to a pivotal moment at the end of 2008 when the partnership was most at risk. 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Bennett and Boyd have been tied at the hip since Boyd's NRL debut in 2006, with the Broncos skipper even following his coach to the Dragons and Knights, and the master coach discussed the relationship on Nine News ahead of Boyd's 300th match. He played me in the grand final in 2006. Wayne Bennett has fired another shot at sacked Broncos coach Anthony Seibold while praising the leadership of Brisbane great Darius Boyd who will play his final NRL game on Thursday night. When he was 15 his mother was hospitalised with depression and they became estranged. Wayne James Bennett AM (born 1 January 1950), also known by the nickname of "Benny", is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and a former rugby league footballer.. "Wayne gave me my first-grade debut. Boyd and his wife have also reconciled and are expecting their first child the day after this year's NRL grand final. “We’ve had a few conversations, I’ll keep them in-house. "They are things I have thought about for a long period of time and based my whole career around, just things that he has said and done. If that is the case the Broncos fullback will play his entire career under the one coach at three different clubs. Darius Boyd and Wayne Bennett have a special relationship. Boyd … Boyd was brought up without a father and his mother left him when he was 15 years old to deal with her own depression. "It was late in the season and I had an opportunity to go to the Bulldogs because Sonny Bill had left. Boyd, 33, will retire after the Broncos host North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium, ending a decorated 15-year career which featured 337 NRL games and 51 appearances for Queensland and Australia. From the Broncos to the Dragons, then Knights and back to Brisbane, ever since 2006 the coach has had his trusty right-hand man by his side. When you consider Boyd's childhood, his disposition is understandable. While he has wanted me to play for him, I've always wanted to play under him.". The notoriously media-shy Boyd opened up to Australian Story about his mental health battles and how his upbringing played a role. "I got in that bubble of negativity and I just couldn't get out," he said. Boyd himself admits: "I definitely want to be a happier person, I walk around with a frown too many times and it's not hard to have a smile". "There were some forces at work with him, but he always kept me informed and my challenge was for not to implicate him in what was happening with me and I told him not to worry about me. “I think he got to be rated the fifth best fullback in the club, didn’t he?,” Bennett said about Boyd, who he coached at Brisbane, St George Illawarra and Newcastle. Wayne Bennett has lauded Darius Boyd as one of his greatest success stories and slammed Anthony Seibold’s decision to sack the Broncos legend as captain. "That's when Wayne said 'you're with me' and I went with him to the Dragons. Immigration Minister Alan Tudge is speaking on the arrival of New Zealand travellers in Melbourne, Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. "I really respected him as a coach and what he had done for me. Boyd has signed a four-year extension until the end of 2021 which will see him finish his career at the Broncos. Boyd returned to the field with the Broncos in early May and six-time premiership-winning coach Bennett — the only coach under whom Boyd has played in the NRL — says he is "an extremely good person" who is "just starting to come out of himself". Boyd's illness put a strain on his marriage and when his wife Kayla left him he realised he needed professional help. "Initially the Broncos didn't want him. South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has taken a subtle dig at Brisbane for not moving proven performer Darius Boyd to fullback earlier in the season. "He has been great for my career on and off the field. When best mate Alex McKinnon broke his neck while playing for Newcastle last year, Boyd was forced to leave the Knights and the NRL to receive treatment for the depression which could have cost him his career and his marriage. Boyd grew up without a father figure in his household and in many respects Bennett has filled the breach and been a moral compass through some tough times. Source:Getty Images. Watch the brand new comedy series Code 404 now on Stan. NRL: South Sydney hold no ill will for Anthony Seibold ahead of Broncos grudge-match, Panthers star James Maloney blasts veteran journalist Phil Rothfield over 'bulls---t' reports. "They said after that last year they wouldn't re-sign me so if I had an opportunity to go somewhere else I should take it," Boyd said. But you can’t blame him for this one. "I have a lot to be grateful to Wayne for," Boyd said. Football skills aside, there was one thing super coach Bennett liked about his star player Boyd above all others: "He made me look good with the media. Wayne Bennett has been blamed for a lot of things throughout his career, many in relation to the state in which he has left his old clubs. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. Boyd was brought up by a single mother and never knew his father. Even Wayne Bennett's closest ally, Brisbane captain Darius Boyd, had had enough. Relive the top five tries from the NRL Grand Final qualifiers. I've won two premierships with him. "It was his way of dealing with everything in his life.". Boyd has revealed how he sought "certainty" from Broncos CEO Paul White, amid a month-long saga surrounding Bennett after Anthony Seibold was finally revealed as Brisbane coach on Monday. Success proved more elusive there and Boyd slipped into depression. and he said, 'They don't want me here, they told me that they're not going to re-sign me'. Now he has given me the Broncos captaincy as well. From the … He quit the Knights mid-season and checked into a clinic. After walking away from the NRL suffering from depression and with his marriage in tatters, Darius Boyd has made a triumphant return to the game, with coach and mentor Wayne Bennett saying he is "a changed man". "Footy became his saviour," Boyd's wife Kayla said. I felt I could trust him and he would be there for me if I needed him. "I said, 'What's wrong mate?' "His contracts have been tied up with mine and it has all worked out good. "I think Darius got really cheesed off with himself when he realised he had so much and Alex had so much taken away from him and Alex was happy every day, and doing his best, and he was unhappy," he said. "He's a changed man at the moment, there's no doubt about that. Ironically, Bennett and his new side face the Broncos in the first clash between the two sides since the coaching swap of Bennett and Broncos coach Anthony Seibold. He really does care about the person and not just the footy player and that is what enables him to get the best out of all his players. "But then again what they can't understand and wouldn't understand and never understand is that nothing can break the bond that we have. It can be something totally away from football that you can then relate to anything in your life. Darius Boyd and Wayne Bennett have a special relationship. Wayne Bennett has missed his chance to coach against the Broncos with his biosecurity blunder, but that hasn’t stopped him suggesting his Brisbane rival Anthony Seibold was too late moving Darius Boyd to fullback. Bennett is signed until the end of 2019 but could well keep going until Boyd's deal runs out. "He's a different boy, he really is, and he's proud of that and he likes himself," Bennett said. "It has been a close bond. Source:Getty Images. “It’s a good question Block, you’d have to ask the coach,” Boyd said on NRL Tonight.

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