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Jamal Idris

Jamal Dasuki Idrispronunciationⓘ(born 6 July 1990[1]) is an Australian former professionalrugby leaguefootballer. Idris played in representative teams such as: Country,Indigenous All Stars,New South Walesand Australia. Acentre,he previously played for theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs,Gold Coast Titans,Penrith PanthersandWests Tigersin theNational Rugby League.

Jamal Idris
Personal information
Full nameJamal Dasuki Idris
Born(1990-07-06)6 July 1990(age 34)
Auburn, New South Wales,Australia
Playing information
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
PositionCentre,Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–11 Canterbury Bulldogs 68 24 0 0 96
2012–13 Gold Coast Titans 35 9 0 0 36
2014–15 Penrith Panthers 28 8 0 0 32
2017 Wests Tigers 5 0 0 0 0
Total 136 41 0 0 164
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011-12 Indigenous All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
2010–14 Country NSW 3 2 0 0 8
2010 New South Wales 1 1 0 0 4
2011 Australia 1 1 0 0 4
Source:[1]

Early life

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Idris is the son of anAboriginalDharugmother, Alana, and NigerianHausafather, Jerry.[2][3]Idris spent much of his childhood growing up in anAboriginal reserve(Cabarita "mission"[4]now under anAboriginal Land Council[5]) inForsteron theNew South Wales Mid North Coast.[6][2][7]

The family moved to Sydney because of Jamal's interest in athletics, especiallyjavelin throwing.Following several representative seasons in athletics, Idris took up rugby league in high school. His junior clubs were Chester Hill Hornets, Merrylands Rams, Fairfield Patrician Brothers, Bankstown Sports, Guildford Raiders, Berala Bears and Forster Tuncurry Hawkes.[8]Idris attendedGreat Lakes College,Westfields Sports High SchoolandLaSalle Catholic College, Bankstown.[9][10]

Playing career

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Idris training with the Indigenous Australian side in 2008

2008

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Idris played for the Canterbury-BankstownNYCteam in 2008. He made his first grade debut for theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogsin Round 24 against arch-rivals theParramatta EelsatANZ Stadiumatcentrein the Bulldogs 26–12 loss.[11]In his third NRL match in Round 26 against theCanberra Raiders,Idris scored his first NRL career try in the 52–34 loss atCanberra Stadium.[12]Idris finished his debut year in the NRL with 3 matches and one try. He played atcentrein the2008 World Cupcurtain opener match for theIndigenous Dreamtime teamagainst theNew Zealand Māori rugby league teamin the Dreamtime side's 34–26 win.[13]

2009

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In March, Idris was involved in a fight with Canterbury teammateBen Barba.Idris allegedly left Barba with a bleeding nose after he held Canterbury teammateLee Te Maariagainst a wall at theWentworthvilleHotel carpark, resulting in Idris being suspended for one week.[14]Idris performances early in the 2009 season prompted dual internationalWendell Sailorto 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. "[15]On 8 September, he was namedDally MRookie of the Year[16][17]Idris played in 20 matches and scored 7 tries for Canterbury-Bankstown for the year.

2010

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Idris scored two tries in Canterbury's 60–14 win over theSydney Roostersin round 3,[18]and a month later had a man of the match performance in Round 7 against theBrisbane Broncos.[19]Idris was rewarded with acentrespot in theNSW Country Originteam. After a strong performance for Country, including a try in the 36–18 win overCity Origin,[20]he was named on the interchange bench for theNew South Wales State of Origin teamfor Game I of the2010 seriesscoring a try in the 28–24 loss.[21]Idris was dropped for the second match but was named the 18th man. In September, he was named in the train-on squad forAustraliain the2010 Four Nationstournament, but didn't make the final 24-man squad.[22]Idris finished theseasonwith 22 matches and 10 tries.

On 29 September, Idris was the victim of an attack by his cousin while inForsterfor a family reunion. His 20-year-old cousin, Beau Currie, later pleaded guilty to striking Idris' neck with a samurai sword and was sentenced to 18 months in jail with a non-parole period of 14 months.[23]Idris was not seriously injured and made a return to the Bulldogs for the start of the 2011 NRL season.

2011

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Early into the2011 NRL season,Idris was rumoured to have received contract offers from theNewcastle KnightsandGold Coast Titans.On 12 April, Idris signed a five-year deal with the Gold Coast Titans, starting from 2012.[24][25]Weeks later, Idris was selected forAustralia,debuting againstNew Zealandin the2011 ANZAC Testplaying off the interchange bench and scoring a try in the Kangaroos 20–10 win atCbus Super Stadium.[26]Idris played in 23 matches and scored 6 tries his last year with Canterbury-Bankstown

2012

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In round 1 against theNorth Queensland Cowboys,Idris made his club debut for theGold Coast,scoring the opening try for the Titans season. Idris scored two tries in the Titans 18–0 win at1300SMILES Stadium.[27]Due to form and injury, Idris saw one of his less effective seasons to date. After consecutive years of making representative football, Idris didn't see a representative jumper in 2012. He finished the year with 5 tries from 20 matches.

2013

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Idris played atNSW Country Origin sidein their 18–12 win over NSW City.[28]He suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in Round 16 against theNewcastle Knights.[29]Idris played in 15 matches and scored 4 tries for the Gold Coast. At the end of the season Idris was involved in talks with thePenrith Panthersas he sought a return to Sydney on compassionate grounds to be closer to his family.

2014

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On 7 January, thePenrith Pantherssigned Idris on a three-year deal. In a return deal, the Penrith club releasedBrad Tighefrom the final two years of his contract to join the Gold Coast.[30][31]After missing round 1 with a hamstring strain,[32]Idris made his club debut for the Panthers in the round 18–17 loss against theMelbourne StormatAAMI Park.[33]Idris was again selected forNSW Country Origin side,scoring a try and was awarded Man of the Match in the 26–26 all draw.[34]On 29 May, Idris was stood down by the Penrith club to seek help with personal issues, including depression and alcohol abuse, after he failed to report back to training following a four-day road trip to theGold Coast.[35]On 23 June, he returned to the PanthersNSW Cupteam, putting in a solid performance in the 32–28 win.[36]Idris returned to the Panthers first grade squad in Round 16.[37]In Round 17 against theWests TigersatLeichhardt Oval,Idris scored his first try in Penrith colours on his 24th birthday in the club's 26–10 win.[38][39]Idris finished his first year with Penrith scoring 4 tries from 22 matches.

2015–16

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At the end of 2015, Idris took a break from his sporting career. In 2016, he temporarily left rugby league and took a trip around the world, in which he visited Europe and India,[40]opened an orphanage inGhana[41]and joinedGroup 3 Rugby LeagueclubWingham Tigers.[42]

2017

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On 27 October 2016, Idris signed a one-year deal with theWests Tigersafter one-year break from theNRL.Lacking recent experience, he played the opening games of the season from the bench, playing at centre when he took the field. In round 5, he made his debut in the starting side. On 9 May 2017, it was revealed that Idris would be ruled out for the season with a ruptured ACL Injury which he suffered at training. On 19 October 2017, Idris announced on social media that he would be retiring due to injury, after 136 games across 4 different clubs.[43]

References

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