Brisbane great Darius Boyd says there is “no chance in hell” he will spend months away from his family and admits he’ll sooner retire than relocate with the Broncos.

The NRL are determined to restart the coronavirus-suspended season on May 28 but non-NSW teams will have to temporarily move to Sydney due to border-crossing restrictions.

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Former Queensland and Australia star Boyd told 7NEWS his mental health was more important than extending his illustrious career.

“No chance in hell I could do four months away from my family and that’s something I wouldn’t be ok with,” Boyd said.

“The game of rugby league is very important to a lot of people (but) at the end of the day you’re mental health and wellbeing is a lot more important.”

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Darius Boyd had already decided to hang up the boots at the end of 2020. Credit: Getty

Newcastle captain Mitchell Pearce recently got engaged to his partner and would not need to move, but said he respected Boyd’s position.

“I can totally understand what Darius is saying,” Pearce said.

“Darius has got kids, I’ve just been engaged and the wellbeing thing is definitely something that has to come into consideration.”

Boyd, 32, hopes Queensland’s strict border-crossing restrictions will be lifted by the time the season restarts but said he was also content if coronavirus does force his retirement.

“So many games, at so many different levels, if I did miss out I’d be pretty content with what I’ve been able to achieve,” Boyd said.

The NRL will pay the cost of families relocating to join players.

Brisbane veteran Darius Boyd won't be separated from his family if the NRL restarts in Sydney. Credit: AAP

QLD premier shoots down move

Earlier on Tuesday, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she would not be comfortable sending Queensland clubs Gold Coast, Brisbane and North Queensland to Sydney in order to avoid quarantine laws and ensure the NRL’s resumption.

“I’m really concerned about my Queensland players going down to Sydney,” she said.

“All you need is one community transmission down in Sydney and the whole team could possibly have it.

“It would have to be very strict quarantine. I’d have to get health advice from my chief health officer.

“I don’t want to put a spanner in the works here, but we’re either going to listen to the health advice or we’re not - I’m not making any apologies for that.”

With AAP