COGGER EYES CONSISTENT GAME-TIME
By JOHN DAVIDSON
IN 2020 Jake Cogger found himself in a predicament that many young players face.
At the age of 23 he had been in a first-team set-up for five years but had not managed to fully establish himself, with regular game-time scarce.
The halfback had played just 42 games in five seasons for the Newcastle Knights and Canterbury Bulldogs, and was often moving between the NRL and reserve grade. His development was stunted.