1. One of the game's gents
Peter Sharp is a good man. Humble, always polite, always helpful. Peter is a real footy man. He loves the game. I don’t think I have ever met anyone more knowledgeable about rugby league than Peter Sharp. If you listen to him, I guarantee you will learn something. Peter has spent his life bringing kids through the junior systems and teaching them the game. Many of these young players have gone on to enjoy very rewarding professional careers and performed at the highest level.
I guess at one time in Peter’s career he had ambitions of being an NRL head coach, but there is a lot more to this job than just knowing the game of rugby league. There are many other pressures. It’s not for everyone. However, Peter found his niche in this game, supporting the NRL head coach as an assistant – a role which continues to take on more and more significance in the modern era. In the NFL for example, it’s the assistant coaches that actually do all the coaching. The head coach simply oversees the program and deals with the million-and-one other issues that arise from day to day.
The same pattern is emerging in rugby league and I know other head coaches who have employed Peter Sharp swear by his knowledge of the game. They speak of his passion, his loyalty, his humility, his lack of ego, his encouraging manner and his meticulous work ethic. He never seeks praise. Peter Sharp makes the head coaches look better. I am so glad he walked away from that situation at the Sharks. He didn’t deserve the disrespect he had been given. Typically of Peter, he stayed silent and got on with his job. I cheered when his team won on Friday night against the Broncos. I cheered even louder yesterday when he handed in his resignation. Walk tall, Peter Sharp.
Peter Sharp is a good man. Humble, always polite, always helpful.
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I found this from a Gus Gould article from 2014
