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A few hours after Wayne Bennett made his decision to leave Newcastle at the end of the season, Knights fullback Darius Boyd notified the club that he too would be leaving.
So is Darius the most loyal player in rugby league, or the most disloyal?
On one hand, his loyalty to the man who made him a star, Bennett, has been second to none. Boyd’s contract at each club has contained a clause that allows him to follow Bennett should the supercoach move.
On the other hand, Boyd’s lack of loyalty to the struggling Knights has some fans fuming.
The Broncos are unbackable favourites to welcome the Origin and Test winger back to the club, but do the Broncos really need another fullback?
With Canberra superstar Anthony Milford headed North for 2015 and beyond, Ben Barba looks like he may need to shift to five-eighth, a position currently filled by another fullback in Josh Hoffman.
If Boyd were to return to Brisbane, he may find himself on the wing, making him the highest paid winger in the game.
The Broncos may need to say goodbye to either Dale Copley or Daniel Vidot to secure Boyd, however surely the likes of Jordan Kahu, Jack Reed or perhaps even Hoffman will be tapped on the shoulder as the Broncos struggle to fit Boyd into the salary cap.
Having already signed Milford and hulking Storm prop Mitch Garbutt to big deals, it’s hard to see the Brisbane side squeezing a player of Boyd’s stature into the squad without having to shed two or three others.
Boyd will likely only want to play for the Broncos, however there is a very real chance that Brisbane may either not want him, or have the money to accommodate his signing.
With the Bulldogs and Raiders in the market for a quality fullback, the Raiders being cashed up, this may be the biggest test of Boyd’s loyalty to the man he has played under his entire career.
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