He played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership for the Canberra Raiders, Western Suburbs Magpies and Gold Coast Seagulls.
[4] Won by the Canberra Raiders 19–14 over Balmain Tigers, it has been described as, "the greatest grand final of all time.
"[3] In the post season he travelled with the Raiders to England for the 1989 World Club Challenge, playing at prop forward in the loss to Widnes.
The same year Jackson made his debut for Queensland in the third match of the 1990 series, again scoring the winning try.
[5] Joining the Gold Coast Seagulls for 2 seasons, he retired in 1993 due to back injury.