Jamal Idris is the son of an Aboriginal mother, Alana, and Nigerian father, Jerry.
21 Facts About Jamal Idris
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Jamal Idris spent much of his childhood growing up in an Aboriginal reserve in Forster on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
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Jamal Idris attended Great Lakes College, Westfields Sports High School and LaSalle Catholic College, Bankstown.
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Jamal Idris finished his debut year in the NRL with 3 matches and one try.
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Jamal Idris allegedly left Barba with a bleeding nose after he held Canterbury teammate Lee Te Maari against a wall at the Wentworthville Hotel carpark, resulting in Jamal Idris being suspended for one week.
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Jamal Idris was rewarded with a centre spot in the NSW Country Origin team.
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Jamal Idris was dropped for the second match but was named the 18th man.
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Jamal Idris finished the season with 22 matches and 10 tries.
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Jamal Idris was not seriously injured and made a return to the Bulldogs for the start of the 2011 NRL season.
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Early into the 2011 NRL season, Jamal Idris was rumoured to have received contract offers from the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans.
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On 12 April, Jamal Idris signed a five-year deal with the Gold Coast Titans, starting from 2012.
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Jamal Idris played in 23 matches and scored 6 tries his last year with Canterbury-Bankstown.
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In round 1 against the North Queensland Cowboys, Jamal Idris made his club debut for the Gold Coast, scoring the opening try for the Titans season.
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Jamal Idris finished the year with 5 tries from 20 matches.
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Jamal Idris suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in Round 16 against the Newcastle Knights.
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Jamal Idris played in 15 matches and scored 4 tries for the Gold Coast.
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Jamal Idris returned to the Panthers first grade squad in Round 16.
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Jamal Idris finished his first year with Penrith scoring 4 tries from 22 matches.
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On 27 October 2016, Jamal Idris signed a one-year deal with the Wests Tigers after one-year break from the NRL.
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On 9 May 2017, it was revealed that Jamal Idris would be ruled out for the season with a ruptured ACL Injury which he suffered at training.
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On 19 October 2017, Jamal Idris announced on social media that he would be retiring due to injury, after 136 games across 4 different clubs.