www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article/40 ... d-cup-star Cook Islander - Adam Tangata

www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article/40 ... d-cup-star Cook Islander - Adam Tangata

Little snippet about him at the bottom of this article:-

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Looks a beast.

Looks a good signing, and a very positive statement by Ian Croad. Perhaps next season will be the one that gets the fans back.

Welcome aboard Adam the Fax love a prop that takes it to the opposition and the Islanders are usually not lacking in this department.

Good positive statement from the BOD not just about this player but about looking at all options home and abroad.

I agree.Been looking forward to next season for three years !

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Apparently only been playing the game a couple of years. looks to tackle hard, decent step and strong runner, wins every tackle in that video. Hopefully he lives up to the video highlights.

Just to add a few stats to that:-

Average Run Meters Per Game: 242m

Average Tackles Per Game: 36

Minutes: 65 Mins

Thats not bad at all from a guy of his size. Just about averaging a try every other game as well.

I've had a look at the mounties web site and it says he has played just 4 games this season.

Tan the Man, looks like a potentially good signing.

.........in the NSW Cup. Plus 17 in the Ron Massey cup.

Right ? I must be a bit thick when it comes to how the lower Aussi leagues work. You will have to explain it me. Is the 'Cup' different league compations in the NSW set up or are the cups like Northern rail/Challenge cup set up. if so where is their league. Sorry for being so thick

unless I'm missing something...surely 17 games in Ron Massey cup means that is their league (unless they drew a few

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It depends on how many teams enter the Ron Massey cup .If 128 enter it would mean 8 games to get to the Final .

Not often you lose me but you have there.Missed that point or are all fax fans suffering a post Fev thickheadedness

I've no idea. I just saw it on a drop down box. It may be that the NSW Cup is the main semi-pro league and the Ron Massey Cup (formerly Jim Beam Cup) is the "second" team?

I've asked the question on Twitter. Will report back shortly.

HA HA! so its not just me who doesn't understand the set up down under and there's me thinking everyone on here were the font of all knowledge.

Maybe someone can explain next years league set up and league splitting and then the league play off thing. Or is that too much to ask

Off to HRLFC tomorrow to get my and my sons season ticket for next season !

No no, I'm just as thick as the next man

The Ron Massey is 2nd tier (like Championships) for Sydney feeder clubs. Queensland have a similar comp (Think our League split by region rather than ability).
The Holden Cup (NRL U20's) is higher profile over there so although not 2nd tier is viewed as more prestigious.
Hope this explains thing simply enough. It gets difficult to grasp cos things are done differently over there

So what is the NSW Cup?

I disagree there Rich , what if the next man is an Idiot ?What does that make you ?And answer me this , if a team plays six fixtures twice and the outcome of plural games is times by two , would dlouble points be carried over to the middle eight games , with 4 up and 4 down , which would count as group games .

I'd have to know what dlouble means first

as far as I understand the NSW Cup & Queensland Cup are level 2 competitions and the Ron Massey Cup level 3. You can play in both during a season but the Ron Massey is a lower grade and there are eligibility rules preventing (for instance) players who have played most of the season in NSW Cup from dropping to Ron Massey for finals etc, also I don't think top 25 contracted players from the NRL club are allowed to drop further down than NSW Cup (ie they can't play in Ron Massey).

Cheers!! Thanks.

Charlie, have you swapped coke for summat a bit stronger?

When my year end accounts land through your door will you send them back please.