Damien Cook (Co-Captain)

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Name: Damien Cook (Co-Captain)
Nationality: Australia
Position: Hooker
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 88 kgs
Current Team: St George Illawarra Dragons
Past Teams: Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs
Leagues: NRL
Seasons: 2025, 2026

Cook made a long-awaited homecoming to the Dragons in 2025 having made his NRL debut for the club back in Round 6, 2013.

A Helensburgh Tigers junior, Cook would spend the 2014 and 2015 seasons with the Bulldogs before making the move to the Rabbitohs where he blossomed into one of the game’s elite No.9s over the course of nine seasons.

He made his State of Origin debut in Game I, 2018 before earning a Kangaroos debut later that year against New Zealand.

The 34-year-old now boasts a resumé including 240 NRL appearances, 17 State of Origin nods, four Kangaroos caps and a Dally M Hooker of the Year Award.

Cook has appeared in 23 or more games in each of past nine seasons and has played in 17 finals games including the Rabbitohs’ 2021 Grand Final defeat.

The recipient of the club’s Immortals Trophy last year, Cook is under contract with the Red V until at least the end of the 2026 season.