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<\/p>\n\u201cIt can be daunting, but I have a lot of trust in Mal and the team on board there to put a good footy team together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sexton says not being in the NRL for a year will make him a better player. The 24-year-old will spend a season in the Super League before returning to Australia in a bid to add to his 65 NRL games. He feels he\u2019s ready for the pressure that comes with wearing the No.7 at the top level.<\/p>\n
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He\u2019s behind you: Toby Sexton (right) was dropped late in the season following the arrival of Lachlan Galvin (left).Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI think so. I\u2019ve faced a bit of adversity over my short career,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been in first grade, I\u2019ve been dropped and what-not. I\u2019ve faced a lot of adversity, but I feel like I know what it takes to become an NRL halfback.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve learnt a lot over my short career, and the time in the Super League will allow me to develop my leadership skills and my game. I can come back and hopefully take my game to another level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sexton\u2019s final year at the Bulldogs was a rollercoaster. After starting the year at halfback, he spent time in the NSW Cup following the arrival of Wests Tigers recruit Lachlan Galvin. However, he earned his way back into first grade for the finals.<\/p>\n
\u2018The time in the Super League will allow me to develop my leadership skills and my game.\u2019<\/p>\n
Perth Bears signing Toby Sexton<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the ups and downs of being an NRL player,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had the highest of highs \u2013 we sat on top of the ladder for a large period of the year and we were flying and playing some really good footy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen obviously being dropped has its low points as well, and there was plenty of adversity to fight through. I guess that\u2019s just the way it ends.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got so many great mates there that are close to this day. I\u2019m fortunate for my time there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sexton handled himself with class on and off the field in his final season with the Bulldogs and said he had no ill will as a result of his demotion for Galvin.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just part of the rollercoaster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day I\u2019ve got no hard feelings against Lachie or the club at all. He\u2019s a winner and he thought the Bulldogs was his best chance of winning, that\u2019s why he came to the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was totally out of my control with what happened. He\u2019s obviously going to be a great player for a long time. You can\u2019t sugarcoat it, it was tough; it\u2019s never easy getting dropped and being back in reserve grade.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meninga says he has belief in Sexton\u2019s ability to run the show for the Bears.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a fan of Toby,\u201d Meninga said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis footy IQ is excellent, he\u2019s a good fella, understands his strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a terrific year last year and the year before in the Bulldogs system, and now he\u2019s gone to Catalans to manage another footy team.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will come back a much better person and player for the experience. We\u2019re happy to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt can be daunting, but I have a lot of trust in Mal and the team on board…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-346835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}