Bird wants job as lock

JACK Bird hopes the next stage of his NRL career will be at lock as he winds up at Cronulla and heads to Brisbane.

Bird left yesterday as one of six debutants in Mal Meninga’s Prime Minister’s XIII team to play Papua New Guinea on Sunday in Port Moresby.

The utility will play No.6 in the PM’s line-up after spending the past two years at centre for the Sharks. He hopes the Broncos will use him at lock.

“I haven’t really spoken to Wayne (Bennett) about it,” the 22-year-old said.

Bird signed a four-year deal in May worth $4 million.