Jamal Idris
Personal information
Full name	Jamal Idris
Born	6 July 1990 (1990-07-06) (age 19)
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008–	Bulldogs	19	8	0	0	32
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008	Dreamtime Team
Source: Rugby League Project

Jamal Idris (born 6 July 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bulldogs in the National Rugby League competition. He plays as a centre or on the Wing.

[edit] Biography

Idris grew up in an Aboriginal mission in Forster on the New South Wales Mid North Coast and moved to Sydney initially because of javelin throwing before taking up rugby league in high school. Idris is the son of an Aboriginal mother and a Nigerian father. Due to his physical size (192 cm height, 106 kg weight), his looks and his dreadlocked hairstyle, Idris has been confused for Lote Tuqiri by even his own family.^[1]

Idris graduated from Lasalle Catholic College, Bankstown at the end of 2008. His junior clubs were Forster, Bankstown Sports, Berala Bears and Chesterhill Hornets.^[2]

In March 2009, Idris was involved in a fight with Bulldogs teammates and was suspended for one week.^[3]

His performance early in the 2009 season prompted dual international Wendell Sailor to say: "What Jamal's doing at the moment, I think it's a lot better than what Izzy (Israel Folau) was doing at the same age."^[4] On 8th of September Idris was Named Dally M rookie of the Year.^[5]

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[edit] External links

• Bulldogs profile

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