Jack Bird
Centre
Player Bio
- Height:
- 183 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 20 March 1995
- Weight:
- 96 kg
- Birthplace:
- Wollongong, NSW
- Age:
- 29
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Date:
- 28 March 2015
- Opposition:
- Gold Coast Titans
- Round:
- 4
- Previous Clubs:
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Brisbane Broncos, St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Junior Club:
- -
- Biography:
Jack joins the Wests Tigers in 2025 after a lengthy NRL career across three different clubs.
A premiership-winning centre with the Sharks in 2016, Bird has been better known as a forward in recent years and has previously represented the NSW Blues on five occasions.
A versatile, aggressive and experienced recruit, Bird will add professionalism and leadership to the top 30 squad in 2025.
Bird is signed to the club until the end of the 2026 season.
Career
- Appearances
- 156
- Tries
- 36
2024 Season
- Appearances
- 14
Scoring
- Tries
- 4
Attack
- Try Assists
- 4
- Line Breaks
- 3
- Tackle Breaks
- 34
Passing
- Receipts
- 294
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 147
- Missed Tackles
- 21
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 88
- Total Running Metres
- 1243
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 384
- Average Points
- 27.4
2024 Season - By Round
Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Titans | Won | 4 - 28 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 55 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 157 | - | - |
2 | Dolphins | Lost | 38 - 0 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 3 | 41 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 112 | - | - |
3 | Cowboys | Lost | 24 - 46 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 43 | - | 19 | 12 | 5 | 118 | - | - |
4 | Sea Eagles | Won | 20 - 12 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | 61 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 179 | 11 | - |
5 | Knights | Lost | 30 - 10 | Centre | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - | 77 | - | - |
6 | Wests Tigers | Won | 12 - 24 | Centre | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 48 | - | - |
8 | Roosters | Lost | 18 - 60 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 25 | - | 17 | 9 | 3 | 67 | - | - |
9 | Sharks | Lost | 20 - 10 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 31 | - | 20 | 8 | 1 | 75 | - | - |
10 | Rabbitohs | Won | 28 - 14 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - | 96 | - | 27 |
12 | Bulldogs | Lost | 44 - 12 | Centre | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | 10 | 7 | - | 69 | - | - |
19 | Broncos | Won | 26 - 30 | Interchange | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | 5 | 8 | - | 14 | 10 | - |
24 | Titans | Won | 32 - 16 | Five-Eighth | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 1 | 4 | 16 | - | 50 | 15 | 3 | 81 | - | 24 |
25 | Sharks | Lost | 10 - 38 | Five-Eighth | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 49 | - | - |
26 | Eels | Lost | 44 - 40 | Five-Eighth | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 32 | - | 37 | 11 | 1 | 95 | - | - |
Career By Season
Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 2015 | 23 | 15 | 8 | - | 65% | 8 | - | - | - | 32 | 944 | 41.04 | - | 3 | 7 | 6 | 731 | 574 | 52 | 91.69% | 1,738 | 75.00 | 113 | 1,066 | 46.4 |
Sharks | 2016 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 73% | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | 280 | 10.78 | - | 4 | 6 | 9 | 455 | 415 | 69 | 82.84% | 2,908 | 111.00 | 58 | 920 | 35.4 |
Sharks | 2017 | 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 53% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 70 | 4.14 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 335 | 222 | 52 | 81.02% | 1,937 | 113.00 | 123 | 552 | 32.5 |
Broncos | 2018 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | 31.31 | - | 1 | - | - | 137 | 140 | 22 | 86.42% | 418 | 52.00 | 5 | 167 | 20.9 |
Broncos | 2019 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 33% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | 1.23 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 147 | 164 | 28 | 85.42% | 990 | 110.00 | - | 391 | 43.4 |
Dragons | 2021 | 22 | 7 | 15 | - | 32% | 4 | 6 | - | - | 28 | 189 | 8.59 | 75.00% | 1 | 7 | 5 | 528 | 383 | 64 | 85.68% | 2,684 | 122.00 | 136 | 952 | 43.3 |
Dragons | 2022 | 23 | 11 | 12 | - | 48% | 7 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 434 | 18.89 | 50.00% | 3 | 8 | 6 | 582 | 601 | 83 | 87.87% | 1,767 | 76.00 | 17 | 978 | 42.5 |
Dragons | 2023 | 14 | 3 | 11 | - | 21% | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 92 | 6.59 | 50.00% | 1 | 3 | - | 264 | 395 | 41 | 90.60% | 1,345 | 96.00 | 11 | 654 | 46.7 |
Dragons | 2024 | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | 43% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 40 | 2.84 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 294 | 147 | 21 | 87.50% | 1,243 | 88.00 | 52 | 384 | 27.4 |
Career Overall
Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 2015 | 2017 | 66 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 65% | 17 | - | - | - | 68 | 1,295 | 19.62 | - | 7 | 20 | 19 | 1,521 | 1,211 | 173 | 87.50% | 6,584 | 99.00 | 295 | 2,539 | 38.5 |
Broncos | 2018 | 2019 | 17 | 7 | 10 | - | 41% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 262 | 15.39 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 284 | 304 | 50 | 85.88% | 1,408 | 82.00 | 5 | 558 | 32.8 |
Dragons | 2021 | 2024 | 73 | 27 | 46 | - | 37% | 17 | 8 | - | - | 84 | 756 | 10.35 | 66.67% | 5 | 22 | 14 | 1,668 | 1,526 | 209 | 87.95% | 7,040 | 96.00 | 218 | 2,968 | 40.7 |
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