Wayne Bennett and Darryl Brohman turn backs on NRL Hall of Fame night

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Wayne Bennett and Darryl Brohman turn backs on NRL Hall of Fame night
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The NRL Hall of Fame evening at the SCG has been tainted by more controversy ahead of the event, with master coach Wayne Bennett joining Darryl Brohman in a wild double snub. Just hours before the dinner, it has come to light that Bennett — who was set to be acknowledged after becoming the first coach to be inducted — will not be there. NRL great Sam Burgess will reportedly accept Bennett’s award on his behalf. Brohman is also not attending due to the induction of his bitter rival Les Boyd.

“The way in which Daryl Brohman feels the need to make everything ever mentioned about my dad about him is nothing short of sad really,” Boyd-Willoughby wrote in a lengthy post on social media. “Over the last forty years, every time Dad’s name is mentioned he manages to bully and harass Dad over an incident that not only occurred forty years ago but that he also got well compensated for and in my opinion is one of the reasons he is so widely known today.

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