Jackson Ford
2nd Row
Player Bio
- Height:
- 187 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 17 February 1998
- Weight:
- 101 kg
- Birthplace:
- Shellharbour, NSW
- Age:
- 27
- Nickname:
- Fordy
- Debut Club:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Date:
- 10 August 2019
- Opposition:
- Gold Coast Titans
- Round:
- 21
- Previous Club:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Junior Club:
- Gerringong Lions
- Biography:
Back rower Jackson Ford was signed on a two-year deal with the One New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2024 NRL season.
The 25-year-old Ford has banked almost 100 NRL and New South Wales Cup appearances for the Dragons in the last five seasons.
Ford made his NRL debut in 2019, the same season he was named in the New South Wales Cup team of the year and won St George Illawarra’s NSW Cup player of the year award.
He has gone on to play a total of 33 first-grade games while adding 65 appearances in the New South Wales Cup.
Splitting his NRL games between the bench and the starting line-up, Ford has averaged 77 metres and 25 tackles a game.
In his 16 New South Wales Cup games for the Dragons this year, he averaged 127 metres and 28 tackles a game and boasted an impressive 62 tackle breaks including 10 against the Raiders in round 20.
Across his 65 reserve grade outings Ford has scored 24 tries, averaging 132 metres and 31 tackles a game with a total of 23 line breaks, 237 tackle breaks and 51 off loads.
He started in each of the One New Zealand Warriors' Preseason Challenge matches against Wests Tigers and Melbourne.
Career
- Appearances
- 77
- Tries
- 9
2025 Season
- Appearances
- 1
Scoring
- Tries
- 0
Attack
- Line Breaks
- 0
- Line Break Assists
- 0
Passing
- Offloads
- 1
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 35
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Tackle Efficiency 94.6%
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 103
- Total Running Metres
- 103
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 45
- Average Points
- 45
2025 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | Lost | 30 - 8 | Prop | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 54 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 103 | 76 | 15 |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Linebreaks | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 40% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 20 | 3.92 | - | - | - | 133 | 21 | 86.36% | 413 | 82.00 | - | 158 | 31.6 |
| Dragons | 2020 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | 25% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 328 | 35 | 90.36% | 1,081 | 90.00 | 6 | 397 | 33.1 |
| Dragons | 2021 | 11 | 2 | 9 | - | 18% | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1.88 | - | - | 7 | 291 | 15 | 95.10% | 726 | 66.00 | 44 | 374 | 34.0 |
| Dragons | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 40% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 79 | 5 | 94.05% | 309 | 61.00 | - | 119 | 23.8 |
| Warriors | 2023 | 24 | 15 | 9 | - | 62% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 24 | 1.01 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 842 | 87 | 90.64% | 2,486 | 103.00 | 45 | 1,057 | 44.0 |
| Warriors | 2024 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 42% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 22 | 1.15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 710 | 49 | 93.54% | 1,961 | 103.00 | 145 | 861 | 45.3 |
| Warriors | 2025 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 35 | 2 | 94.59% | 103 | 103.00 | 15 | 45 | 45.0 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Linebreaks | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons | 2019 | 2022 | 33 | 9 | 24 | - | 27% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 40 | 1.06 | - | 1 | 13 | 831 | 76 | 91.62% | 2,530 | 66.00 | 50 | 1,048 | 31.8 |
| Warriors | 2023 | 2025 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 52% | 7 | - | - | - | 28 | 46 | 1.05 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1,587 | 138 | 92.00% | 4,551 | 103.00 | 207 | 1,963 | 44.6 |
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