When the NZWarriors pitched Ronald Volkman the opportunity to become their long-term No. 7, he had to overcome a rare case of imposter syndrome. 💙❤💚
Considered one of the game’s best teenage prospects after standing out in the lower grades for the Roosters, 19-year-old Volkman was pinching himself when the Warriors came calling with a deal through to the end of 2025 and the chance to serve an apprenticeship alongside Johnson.
"When my manager told me the Warriors really wanted me, and how long they wanted me for, I kind of second guessed him, I said ‘bro, are you sure? I still have a lot to prove’,” Volkman told NRL.com. “It was a weird time because that was the first time I had experienced a club really wanting me to be a part of what they wanted and a part of their future.
“I jumped straight at the opportunity, because you don’t get that many opportunities like that, especially considering I had no first-grade experience.In winning the race to sign Volkman ahead of several other NRL suitors, Warriors general manager of football Craig Hodges said being able to offer the chance to learn off Johnson was a key factor.
“That was certainly part of the opportunity and I think Ronald was able to see that, that he gets the opportunity to play with, learn off, and train beside Shaun, and even Chanel [Harris-Tavita],” Hodges told NRL.com.“Then he gets an opportunity one day to hopefully take over from them.
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