Gordon Chan Kum Tong
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| Full name | Gordon Chan Kum Tong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 2002 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Chan Kum Tong (born 3 January 2002) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Chan was originally a Canterbury junior from the Bankstown Bulls junior club. He then joined the Manly Harold Matthews Cup junior representative team. He later played for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles NSW Cup side. He also has a nickname of GCKT. He is of Samoan and Chinese descent.
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2023–present)
[edit]Chan made his first grade debut on round 26 of the 2023 NRL season, and converted a penalty kick for the Manly club in their 42–24 win against Canterbury.[2]
2024
[edit]In July 2024, Chan re-signed with the club until the end of the 2025 season.[3]He played ten games for Manly in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Manly would be eliminated in the second week of the finals by the Sydney Roosters.[4]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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| 2023 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
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2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | ||||
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gordon Chan Kum Tong – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "NRL Round 26 2023 Manly vs Canterbury". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Sea Eagles re-sign hooker Gordon Chan Kum Tong". Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "The Mole's season review: Luke Brooks 'revels' at Manly Sea Eagles but 30 seconds of horror luck ends season". www.nine.com.au.