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Newcastle signed Cogger, who featured for the Panthers in last year’s grand final victory, to play in the halves this season.
But in the opening two games of the season he’s been picked on the bench at No. 14 and played dummyhalf when he entered the game in a poor 28-12 loss at home against the Raiders.The only place to watch every game of every round LIVE with no ad-breaks during play is Fox League, available on Kayo. New to Kayo?O’Brien is hesitant to change the halves, Tyson Gamble and Jackson Hastings, who led the side to a 10-game winning streak at the end of last season.
But Johns wants to see Cogger spend time in the halves when the Knights face the Cowboys in Townsville on Saturday night.“The Knights played too sideways and pushed the balls on parallel lines. The halves weren’t creating space for Kalyn Ponga or any of the young backs. “Jack Cogger then came on and played dummy half. Why? I don’t know. I thought they were going to put Tyson Gamble at 13.“You’ve got a bloke there in Jack Cogger who in the 2023 Grand Final, the highest pressure atmosphere when Penrith were down and he made all the difference.
“Surely that deserves a starting jersey. I thought Cogger deserved to start or at the very least, put him in the halves when he comes on.”
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