BRAD COOKE had a bit of a tear in his eye describing the moment he sat in the commentary box to call the Koori Knockout for NITV, after two long years of forced postponements due to the pandemic.

•At Bomaderry, Cooke took his rightful place behind the mic to call the action at the 50th anniversary of the NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout Carnival on the state’s south coast. 

•It was a moment he was looking forward to and “the voice of the Koori KO” delivered. 

“My spirits are so high; to get to this weekend back is unreal,” he said, taking a moment out…