Valentine Holmes was certainly worthy of his selection in the NYC Holden Cup Team of the Year, announced at NRL Central earlier this week.
A standout for the Sharks in the under-20's, Holmes recently received the call-up to the Sharks NRL squad and in five games in the top grade has made every post a winner.
While quietly spoken and much preferring to tackle the likes of Manu Vatuvei head on than face a microphone and a camera at this stage of his young career, he did answer a few questions in an interview now playing on Sharks TV.
See what Holmes had to say in the brief interview about his NYC team selection and the exciting ride he has experienced so far in 2014.
Also below is the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.
1 Fullback - Jake Mamo- Knights - Certificate 4 Small Business Traineeship
2 Wing - Valentine Holmes – Sharks - Warehouse Assistant / Certificate 3/4 Fitness
3 Centre - Sione Mata'utia – Knights - Certificate 4 Small Business Traineeship
4 Centre - Brendan Elliot – Roosters - Hospitality - Easts Leagues Club
5 Wing - Nene Macdonald – Roosters - Fulltime Training Squad
6 Five-Eighth - Te Maire Martin – Tigers - Telecommunications Trades Assistant
7 Half-Back - Drew Hutchison – Dragons - Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
8 Prop - Andy Saunders – Panthers - Advanced Certificate of Nutrition
9 Hooker - Manaia Cherrington – Tigers - Scaffolding / Certificate 4 in Fitness
10 Prop - Sam Lisone – Warriors - Self Employed - Mentor/Coaching in Schools
11 Second-row - Nelson Asofa-Solomona – Storm - Warehouse Labouring-Silk Contract logistics
12 Second-row - Tepai Moeroa – Eels - Certificate 4 Youth Work - Tafe
13 Lock - Willis Meehan – Roosters - Fulltime Training Squad - Roosters
14 Interchange - Danny Levi – Knights - Storeman - Hunter Pods
15 Interchange - Joseph Tapine – Knights - Certificate 4 Small Business Traineeship
16 Interchange - Addin Fonua-Blake – Dragons - Meat Packer-Aust Wholsale Meat/Cert 3/4 Fitness
17 Interchange - Kane Elgey – Titans - Landscape Gardener
Coach Mick Crawley Knights
