Greg Bird

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**Greg Bird**
Personal information

Full name	Greg Bird
Date of birth	February 10, 1984
Place of birth	Newcastle, Australia
Height	1.81 m
Weight	102 kg
Nickname	Birdy
Position	Second Row , Lock , Five-Eighth
Club information
Current club	Cronulla Sharks
Number	12
Youth clubs
	West Maitland and Maitland
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2002-present	Cronulla	74 (92)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 7 April 2007. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 1 September 2006.

Greg Bird (born February 10, 1984 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. A schoolboy sensation in the sport, he has also represented and captained the junior Australian Kangaroos side. His position of choice is either at second row or at lock.

Greg obtained notoriety in 2004 after kneeing Souths winger Shane Marteene during a match, which resulted in a 10 week suspension. And in March, 2006 he was alleged to have sent model Lara Bingle lewd text messages.*[1]

Greg had his best season in 2006, however he suffered a serious rib injury in a Round 21 game against the Newcastle Knights which ended his season. Also during 2006, he posed for the Naked Rugby League 2007-08 charity calendar, which was produced to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia.