Boyd open to return

DARIUS Boyd says it would be hard to “turn down’’ a recall from State of Origin retirement if he can sustain the form of his most encouraging game in more than 12 months.

Boyd declared his retirement from Origin football last year but Maroons coach Kevin Walters said last month the “ship hasn’t sailed on Darius’’ with Origin team selection.

When responding to Walters’ comments last month, the Broncos skipper said it was possible he could “reassess’’.

“If playing well in a month’s time would you be available? I want to play at a high level and if that came about I might have to reconsider,” he said.

“It’s hard to turn it down. What I want is to even put myself in that conversation, not saying I want to play, because I retired last year.”