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.
