The 26-year-old became disillusioned with the game and has not played since leaving the NRL.   

“I’ve learned a lot over the last year, and the biggest thing was that I was playing rugby league for others,’ Idris said.

“This time, I’m playing rugby league for myself.

“There’s no better way to get back into it then to get stuck into training, and I’m improving a lot every week. I’m just hoping to do it now week in and week out.”

Idris has played a total of 131 first-grade games since making his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in 2008 — playing four seasons for the Bulldogs before spending two years with the Titans from 2012 and with the Panthers from 2014.