Matt Gillett has endorsed Darius Boyd’s credentials to take over as Brisbane’s NRL captain in 2017 following the retirement of Corey Parker.

Boyd is favoured among a number of contenders for the role including former skipper Sam Thaiday, Adam Blair, Ben Hunt and Andrew McCullough.

“Darius is such a great leader and he’s been showing that for the last couple of years – especially in the representative arena as well,” Gillett said.