Jack Cogger

Jack Cogger (born 5 August 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or halfback for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He came off the bench in the 2023 NRL Grand Final to win the premiership with the Panthers.

Cogger was born in Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Western Suburbs Magpies player Trevor Cogger. He attended Mackillop Catholic College.

Cogger played his junior rugby league for the Toukley Hawks^{[citation needed]}, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

From 2014 to 2016, Cogger played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys. On 21 January 2015, he re-signed with the Knights on a contract to the end of 2016. On 27 August 2015, he extended his Knights contract until the end of 2018.

In 2016, Cogger captained the Knights' NYC side. In round 10 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In July, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team. He went on to play 6 NRL games in his debut season.

After playing just one game for the Knights' Intrust Super Premiership NSW side, Cogger's 2017 season was derailed after having to undergo pelvis surgery. He made his return to the field in round 13 for the club's NYC side, while also playing two NRL matches at the end of the year.

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. Cogger played his final game for the Knights in his side's 12–24 loss to the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 25.