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Jack Bird has asked coach Anthony Griffin for the chance to lock down one role on a full-time basis, desperate to end life as a rugby league nomad after 13 positional switches in the past two years.

Bird will start at lock in St George Illawarra’s season-opener against Gold Coast on Sunday, having recovered from off-season surgery to his knee to be fit after last week’s bye.

The 27-year-old has become one of the sport’s great utilities, having played in six separate positions across his career since his debut as a five-eighth at Cronulla in 2015.

During a 128-game career, Bird has averaged a positional move once every 4.9 games with 26 in total at the Sharks, Brisbane and Dragons.

That rate has increased dramatically since arriving at St George Illawarra in 2021, with the longest run he has had in one position being eight games in the second row last year.

Bird spent part of this pre-season training at five-eighth after Talatau Amone was stood down, but made clear to Griffin he wanted clarity around his role and his desire for any move to be a long-term one.

Ultimately a knee injury and Jayden Sullivan’s development ended that switch, with Bird happy to be No.13 on Sunday and keen to lock down the position long-term.