Jack Cogger
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| Born | 5 August 1997 Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Cogger (born 5 August 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth and halfback for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He won the 2023 NRL Grand Final with the Penrith Panthers.
Background
Cogger was born in Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Western Suburbs Magpies player Trevor Cogger.[2]
Cogger played his junior rugby league for the Toukley Hawks, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Early years
From 2014 to 2016, Cogger played for the Newcastle Knights'
2016
In 2016, Cogger captained the Knights' NYC side.[6] In round 10 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[7][8] In July, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[9] He went on to play 6 NRL games in his debut season.[10]
2017
After playing just one game for the Knights'
2018
In January, Cogger signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2019, after his pathway to first-grade for the Knights was blocked through the signings of Mitchell Pearce and Connor Watson.[13] Cogger played his final game for the Knights in his side's 12-24 loss to the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 25.[14]
2019
Cogger made a total of 17 appearances for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table. At one stage, Canterbury-Bankstown found themselves sitting last on the table and in real danger of finishing with the wooden spoon. However, for the third straight season, Canterbury achieved four upset victories in a row over Penrith, the Wests Tigers, South Sydney and Parramatta who were all competing for a place in the finals series and were higher on the table. Pay was credited with the late season revival as the side focused heavily on defence.[15][16]
2020
On 22 September, Cogger was informed by Canterbury that his services would not be required in 2021 and that he would be released at the end of the 2020 NRL season as the club looked to rebuild after a horror year on and off the field.[17]
In December 2020, Cogger signed a contract to join Huddersfield in the Super League.[18]
2022
On 28 May 2022, Cogger played for Huddersfield in their
In October 2022, it was announced that Cogger had signed a one-year deal with the Penrith Panthers.[20]
2023
On 18 February, Cogger played in Penrith's 13-12 upset loss to
References
- ^ "Jack Cogger - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b Published by Rocco Luca (21 January 2015). "Knights Re-Sign Teenage Halves". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "C". Nyc Database. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ NewcastleKnights.com.au (27 August 2015). "Levi and Cogger extend contracts". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ NRL. "NYC and Reserve Round 1 teams - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Sharks v Knights". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ NRL. "LATE MAIL: Knights v Sharks - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "NSW Under-20s Team Announcement". NSWRL. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Cogger's injury return". 6 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Jack Cogger signs with Canterbury - Zero Tackle". 17 January 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Knights vs Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times.
- ^ "The Dean Pay way: 'Unashamedly' old school". NRL.
- ^ "Dogs confirm EIGHT-man clean-out in first glimpse of Barrett era". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "The NRL recruits moving to these shores for the 2021 season". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Zac Hosking and Jack Cogger join Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Cowboys lure playmaker home; Knights poach Souths forward, Panthers half: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.