Sea Eagles skipper Daly Cherry-Evans has heaped reward on debutant Gordon Chan Kum Tong after handing the younger gun a penalty objective within the closing phases in opposition to the Bulldogs.
Anthony Seibold’s facet held a 40-24 lead after they got an opportunity to increase the scoreline in entrance of the posts within the 76th minute.
Manly’s captain handed the ball and tee to Chan Kum Tong, who earnt his first NRL cap after taking part in his first season for Blacktown Workers in NSW Cup this 12 months.
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The 21-year-old’s household attended Accor Stadium in droves and Sea Eagles followers cheered proudly when their new cult hero belted the ball between the posts.
“Gordy, he’s been hanging around the first grade squad for a couple of years now and he’s really been working on his craft in reserve grade,” Cheery-Evans mentioned within the post-match press convention.
“He has obviously taken a big enough leap for the coaching staff to give him a game.
“He’s the sort of bloke who is very infectious with his energy, so we were definitely getting up for the game today.
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“He’s a big part of our team and while he hasn’t played a lot of first grade, he’s someone everyone in the group loves.
“It’s great to see him get a game in front of so many of his family.”
Cherry-Evans additionally hoped he didn’t offend the Bulldogs by handing Chan Kum Tong a particular second in entrance of his household.
“Someone else threw it at me the idea and I mean, I hope the Bulldogs don’t take offence to that,” Cherry-Evans mentioned.
“I understand those sorts of things might look a little rude and that, but it genuinely just came from a good place of wanting to give someone on debut a nice moment.
“His friends and family were there, but if they want to use it as ammunition for next year that’s fine, but it was a nice moment for his family.”
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