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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2719097, member: 1808"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][url=http://www.broncos.com.au/news/2016/01/14/ofahengaue_gets_sele.html]Ofahengaue Gets Selection Shock - Broncos[/url] HIS parents found out first, but it was a thrilled Joe Ofahengaue who got the stunning news from one of his most respected teammates.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Ofahengaue was yesterday shocked to be named in the Queensland Emerging Origin squad, where will join a host of young Maroon hopefuls in camp in a fortnight.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]And the surprise of making the squad was made even better for Ofahengaue when it was Queensland stalwart and Broncos' teammate Corey Parker who told him.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"It was a surprise at first," said Ofahengaue today.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"'Cozza' (Parker) came into the gym and congratulated me after training so I was pretty happy.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"Mum and Dad found out before me because they had put it on the website.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"But I was pretty stoked.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"I am really thankful for the opportunity and hopefully I can learn some stuff off the awesome players that will be there."[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]But one thing Ofahengaue is making sure of is that he does not take his stunning past 12 months for granted.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]This time last year Ofahengaue was yet to make his NRL debut.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]By the time he turned 20 in September he had cemented himself in the Broncos' top 17 and was about to play in an NRL grand final.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Now he has been shortlisted as a future Maroon.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"It has been really fast and I have been truly blessed," he said.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"I can't thank the club and Wayne (Bennett) enough for the opportunities they have given me this past year.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"I hope I can build on that during the 2016 season.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"Keeping humble is something I always want to do.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]"I just want to stay humble and learn as much as I can off the older boys like Cozza, Sammy (Thaiday) and Blairy (Adam Blair)."[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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