As Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks runs off-contract at the end of the season, the club has a difficult decision to make.

Zero Tackle takes a look at ten realistic options the Tigers could choose to replace the former Dally M Halfback of the Year.

All the players on the list are either off-contract at the end of 2023 or won't have an NRL club going into next season.

The options include six NRL players, three Super League players and an SG Ball halfback.

5Jack Cogger (Penrith Panthers)

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 25: Jack Cogger of the Knights in action during the round 25 NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and the Newcastle Knights at GIO Stadium on August 25, 2017 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

Before signing with the Panthers this season to take up the Sean O'Sullivan role, Jack Cogger was known as a versatile playmaker for the Knights, Bulldogs and Huddersfield Giants in England.

The 25-year-old has a great kicking game, an area in which the Tigers have struggled in recent times. He has also been shown to make the right choice when it comes to the 4th and 5th tackle options.

When he played for the Knights in 2017-18 he had 18 try assists and forced 10 drop-outs. If he is given the chance he can be a breakout player like Sean O'Sullivan and reclaim his form.

Currently used in the NSW Cup by the Panthers, Cogger has averaged 231.8 kicking metres, forced one drop-out and set up a try and line break a piece.

1 COMMENT

  1. That’s an imaginative list.

    I take it they are all off contract at the end of the year – I’m too lazy to check.
    Shaun Johnson is too old for a long-term replacement, and although he is having a great year this year there is no saying he will have a good year next. Ask any Cronulla supporter about his disappointing spell at the club.

    Speaking of Cronulla, Daniel Anderson could be worth a punt. He is behind Nico and Tricky Trindall in the halves pecking order, so he might jump at the chance to play first grade, albeit for a struggling club.

    The French guy from the Catalans is too big a risk: young, may struggle with the language, different country/culture, struggling team.

    Aidan Seezer knows the NRL and could be a sensible pick-up, as could be Loloheaia – or get ’em both ! If not paying a million for Luke, Wests could afford a new guy and a spare.

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