Scans have confirmed that Broncos star Jack Bird tore his ACL at training on Wednesday.

The 24-year old went down in a freak accident at Red Hill and was in considerable pain and had to be helped off the field while screaming expletives.

โ€œRugby league is a cruel game sometimes,โ€ Broncos coach Anthony Seibold toldย Fox Sports.ย 

โ€œJackโ€™s commitment to his rehabilitation has been unwavering in his return from his last knee injury.

โ€œHe has had a tremendous pre-season and ticked all the boxes required for a great start to the year.

โ€œHe had trialled really well in the fullback position and was excited to be playing in the first game of the season.

โ€œAll of his teammates and the staff at the Broncos are devastated at the timing and nature of the injury.

โ€œThe club will do our best to help Jack in his recovery and personal wellbeing and provide him with everything he needs.โ€

Bird missed most of last season due to an ACL injury and is likely to opt for surgery.

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  1. I was joking about about Jack going down for the Broncos just last night. He looked good in the trials, looked good last year in early rounds, too.

    Poor guy.

    Unfortunately, I think he might go down as one of the worst recruits ever in the NRL. Not his fault – but for those who are always complaining about Brisbane’s third party power, it’s somewhat been metered by 3 years of playing with a big chunk on the sidelines.

  4. Injury prone. Should have gone home to the soufths transit.lounge, there big on buying Duds. ๐ŸŽฏ

  5. Adamhoward would know a lot about knees, after all the time he spends on them in lane ways and behind dumpsters. Itโ€™s good your out in the local community providing jobs

  6. It’s not April 1 is it??? This bloke has gone from the NRL world at his feet to being considered the worst Broncos recruit ever.

    If injury is true I wish him a full recovery

  8. Yes, Kennedy was bad but the biggest blunder was extending Boyd for another 3 years on big money when you could see was already past it.
    Paying for it now.

  10. Birds season is over…..he is the biggest dud since Terddy123 trying to act straight on Oxford St recently.

  11. Toddy and 21, you both make vaild arguements but I’ll stick to Bird, 17 games in 3 seasons at $900k a season…that’s bad value. Kennedy didn’t provide the impact the Broncos wanted but at least he played the full season. Boyd, yes, very bad extension and so not worth it but again, at least he is playing and occassionally turns it on

  13. Itโ€™s really sad for Bird. I hope heโ€™s been getting other qualifications while under contract. As it sure doesnโ€™t look like heโ€™ll have a long first grade career.?
    โ€˜There big on buying dudsโ€™ ? Get some lessons AdamOfDimWood.

  16. Adamhoward
    March 11, 2020 at 2:55 pm
    Birds season is overโ€ฆ..he is the biggest dud since Terddy123 trying to act straight on Oxford St recently.

    What about Teddy Mercury?
    Time to come out dont you think?

  17. Terrible luck for this chap. I feel sorry for him as a person but I don’t feel sorry for him for earning $900K for so many years and doing absolutely F*ing nothing. An ordinary person in Australia would be luck to earn $900K working all his life, and this chap sits there year after year getting $900K every year for doing nothing. Wow what a luck.

  18. Time for him to head home to the Gong, get himself right, then in say a year sign on with the Dragons for match payments only.

  19. When I was 23 years old I did my right ACL playing 2nd division in Newcastle. At the time I was on $26k a year. For playing footy I was on $50 a win and zero for a loss. We lost more than we won.
    The result? An operation that cost about $ 8000 and I lost my job due to the fact it was a manual labour trade and I couldnโ€™t do it for 4 months. I also had to give footy away., and I loved playing rugby league.
    My point is there is bad luck and thereโ€™s bad luck. I would love to have Jack Birds luck.

  20. Pretty fair point Pablo, sure gives some perspective.
    On Mick Pattison, he had 2 outstanding years for Parra in 79 and 80. A RLW poll at the end of the 79 season nominated him as the player of the future for the 1980s. Went to Souths in 81, got selected for SOO but had to pull out because of illness. Then in 82 it all went wrong. Broke both collarbones in a tackle by Phil Duke in the City-Country game (nothing illegal about the tackle) and missed about a 1/3 of the season. Went back to Parra in 83 and would have been lucky to play half a dozen games in 2 seasons. Then had 2 decent seasons at Illawarra before retiring because of a persistent back injury (I think). Might have also been selected for SOO while at the Steelers but got ruled out through injury. Retired at about 27, a sad end for a career that should have produced so much.

  21. Are you Mick Patterson 38er? With all that detail it sounds like you are describing your life story. You forgot to mention his dad spoke with a pommie accent.

  22. I wish, AH. No, just a bit of stirring of what grey matter I have left, plus a bit of research on a thing called the internet

  23. Just a short post following on my story above about luck and footy injuries. After my initial operation for my acl in 1987, I was in rehab and physio with a young winger from the local competition who was about 5 years younger than me and he was recovering from his 3rd knee operation. He was a bit down and worried that his footy days were over at such a young age.
    His name was Paul Harragon, and the next year he was playing for the Knights in their first season and the rest is football history.
    Jack Bird will bounce back if he has the will to do it.