New St George coach Anthony Griffin has not decided what positon new recruit Jack Bird will play at the Dragons.

Bird signed a two-year-deal with the Dragons this week after three injury-interrupted seasons at the Broncos.

The 25-year-old made his mark as a centre at the Sharks but was training as a fullback at the Broncos before he injured his knee.

Griffin said the main priority is to slowly ease Bird into the Dragons set-up and take care of him physically and mentally before deciding on the role he will play.

โ€œIt is the million-dollar question,โ€ย  Griffin told Michael Carayannis from the Daily Telegraph when asked about what position Bird will play.

โ€œHe has had a long period out of the game. He will play initially where it best suits the team.

โ€œWith Jack in particular...without putting any expectation on him, he needs to get ready to play in general. Iโ€™m not going to go out and say โ€˜he will play here or thereโ€™. I have an open mind where the best fit is for him.

โ€œWe will care for him and get him physically and mentally ready to play a season of NRL. He will take some time until he finds his feet.โ€

Bird is not expected to begin training with the main group until mid-January as he recovers from a knee injury.