Townsville Bulletin

Perseveran­ce pays for Cook

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HE played only two games at St George Illawarra in 2013 and then just seven in the next two seasons at Canterbury. Then, in 2016 and 2017 at Souths, he played 40 games.

Now Damien Cook is a NSW and Kangaroos star worth $ 3.5 million. He is the poster boy for perseveran­ce.

With a season left on his current deal, Cook yesterday signed a new four- year contract worth about $ 3.5 million keeping him at Redfern until the end of 2023.

Cook’s retention was an endorsemen­t for new coach Wayne Bennett, who contacted the Blues hooker recently encouragin­g him to re- sign.

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