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From Toowoomba junior fields to pulling on a Titans jersey in an NRL trial, Bodhi Sharpley\u2019s rise has been built on patience, hard work and making the most of every opportunity.<\/p>\n
Now, after progressing through the club\u2019s Future Titans program and earning a train-and-trial spot over the pre-season, the young forward is preparing for his first taste of senior football when he lines up in the front row against the Dolphins.<\/p>\n
For Sharpley, simply being in and around the NRL environment has already been a win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m loving it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been good to be around the coaches and all the older boys.<\/p>\n
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The coaching staff is really good, and just to learn off all the older boys and take that into the game on Thursday, is where my focus is.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Toowoomba product has spent the past few seasons steadily working through the club\u2019s pathways system alongside the likes of Cooper Bai, Jai Bilish, Viliami Fifita and Sunny Kama, relocating to the Coast and embracing everything the Future Titans program has offered since first joining in 2023.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a foundation he believes has prepared him for this moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely,\u201d Sharpley said when asked whether the Future Titans helped prepare him for tomorrow night’s trial.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing through the pathways since 2023 and now this being my first pre-season with NRL, I\u2019ve definitely learned a lot over the years being here at the Coast.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m taking everything that I\u2019ve learned into this game and just showing what I\u2019ve got really.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the step up to an NRL trial brings a new level of intensity, Sharpley\u2019s approach remains simple and team-first.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll definitely be another step, especially being my first NRL trial,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to it, but I just have to step up my game and just be better out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve just got to make my tackles, run hard and do all the little things right. I don\u2019t need to be flash or anything, but just do my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Learning from those around him has also been key to his development.<\/p>\n
Sharpley has leaned on experienced forwards throughout the pre-season, soaking up knowledge wherever he can.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really liked being around Jimmy Jolliffe when he was around,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now (since his injury) probably the likes of Tino and Kurt Morrin have been good to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just trying to pick out of their book, really.\u201d<\/p>\n
That guidance has helped ease the nerves that come with wearing an NRL jersey for the first time, even if the moment still feels surreal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still getting used to the feeling,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m honoured and grateful that Josh has trusted me to trial with the boys.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ll just see how I go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sharpley\u2019s trial won\u2019t be the only chance for Titans fans to see the young forward this year.<\/p>\n
Later in the season, he will also represent the club in the NRLQ Under 21s competition, with the Future Titans set to face the Broncos, Cowboys and Dolphins in the second year of the statewide series, and another important step in his development.<\/p>\n
For a kid from Toowoomba who has steadily climbed every rung of the Titans pathway, it\u2019s just the next chapter.<\/p>\n
And if his work ethic is anything to go by, there\u2019s plenty more still to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Toowoomba junior fields to pulling on a Titans jersey in an NRL trial, Bodhi Sharpley\u2019s rise has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-473471","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\/473471","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=473471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}