A talented centre from a tough up bringing. Burns made his way to South Sydney after playing with Coonable in his junior days and Penrith in the U20 National Youth Cup. He mad his debut in the South Sydney in the short-form 2017 Auckland 9s Round 1 clash aganst Canberra. He followed this up with his first senior premiership match in the 2017 Round 1 clash against Wentworthville at Ringrose Park for the reserve grade feeder team North Sydney. The following week in 2017 Round 2, he made his South Sydney first grade premiership debut against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval.
Burns is a fast centre with a turn of speed. But was troubled by ongoing hamstring injuries, and dislocated his knee in 2020.
Burns played 5 seasons with South Sydney, before departing for 2 seasons with Canterbury. He returned to South Sydney in 2024 under a reserve grade contract.
Burns played 6 seasons with South Sydney. He played 42 first grade games which included 40 first grade premiership games and 2 cup games. He played 50 senior grade games for South Sydney whih included 48 senior grade premiership games. He also played 6 short-form 9s games for South Sydney and 18 reserve grade games for South Sydney feeder team North Sydney.
Burns captained South Sydney for one trial game in the 2024 trial against Manly-Warringah at the Central Coast Stadium.
Burns played his final first grade premiership game in the 2021 Round 25 clash against St George-Illawarra at the Sunshine Coast Stadium. In 2024 he played his final first grade club and cup game in the Round 2 Pre-Season Challenge Cup clash against the Sysdney Roosters at Belmore Sports Ground. He would go and play a few more reserve grade games in 2024 finishing his South Sydney senior grade career in the Round 6 reserve grade clash against Newtown at Stadium Australia. After this he left South Sydney mid-season to take up a Top 30 offer at North Queensland.
Player Relatives
Uncle - Silva, Rod (Canterbury-Bankstown)
Playing - Height / Weight
185cm / 97kg
Representative Qualification
Indigenous
NSW Country
Date of Birth
Dubbo - 8th July 1996
Previous Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades :
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt :
Coonamble
Penrith (2015-16) : NYC 31 28 - - 112 :
Canterbury (2022-23) 22 6 - - 24 : RG 6 4 - - 16 :
Playing Career at South Sydney (2017-21,24)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2017 9sRd1 Eden v Canberra
2017 Rd02 Brok v Manly-Warringah (20y 246d)
First Grade
Premiership : Pre-Season Challenge
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2017 10 10 - 4 - - 16
2018 5 3 (2) 1 - - 4
2019 9 9 - 1 - - 4
2020 8 7 (1) 2 - - 8
2021 8 6 (2) 2 - - - 8
2024 - - - - - - - - : 2 1 (1) 2 - - - 8
TOTAL 40 35 (5) 10 - - - 40 : 2 1 (1) 2 - - - 8
SS Cup 2 1 (1) 2 - - - 8
SS FG 42 36 (6) 12 - - - 48
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
2017 Rd01 v Wentworthville (Bears - Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade :
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts :
2017 5 5 - 4 - - 16 :
2018 13 13 - 4 - - 16 :
2019 - - - - - - - :
2020 - - - - - - - :
2021 3 3 - 2 - - - 8 :
2024 5 5 - 2 - - - 8 :
TOTAL 8 8 - 4 - - - 16 :
TOTAL 26 26 - 12 - - - 48 : (incl. Bears)
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
CAREER 48 43 (5) 14 - - - 56 : 2 1 (1) 2 - - - 8 : 50 44 (5) 16 - - - 64
CAREER 66 61 (5) 22 - - - 88 : 2 1 (1) 2 - - - 8 : 68 62 (5) 24 - - - 96 (incl. Bears)
Short Form
9s
M S I T G/A FG Pts
2017 3 2 (1) 1 - - 4
2020 3 3 - - - - -
TOTAL 6 5 (1) 1 - - 4
SS SF 6 5 (1) 1 - - 4
Scoring at South Sydney
Versus - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG) Other : (RG) Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Blacktown : : 1 - - - 4
Canterbury 1 - - - 4 :
Cronulla 1 - - - 4 :
Gold Coast 3 - - - 12 :
Newcastle 1 - - - 4 :
Newtown : : 1 - - - 4
Nth Qld 1 - - - 4 :
Parramatta : : 1 - - - 4
Penrith : : 1 - - - 4
St Geo-Ill 1 - - - 4 : 2 - - - 8 :
Warriors 1 - - - 4 :
Wentworthville :
Venues - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG) Other : (RG) Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
StAu 1 - - - 4 : : 2 - - - 8
Brok : : 1 - - - 4
Crns 1 - - - 4 :
Dubb : : 1 - - - 4
Ende 1 - - - 4 :
Koga 1 - - - 4 : 2 - - - 8 :
Robi 2 - - - 8 :
WSS 2 - - - 8 :
Match Statistics at South Sydney
2017 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
Rd01 18th Wests-Tig : RG LWng Wntwrthvll 80 6 1 - 1 14 - 146 - 1 1 - 2 - -
Rd02 RWng Manly 80 4 - 3 - 9 2 80 - - - - - - - :
Rd03 RWng Newcastle 80 7 - 1 1 7 1 53 1 - - - 1 - - :
Rd05 RWng Nth Qld 80 8 - 1 - 5 1 44 2 - - - - - - :
Rd06 RWng Penrith 80 7 - - - 13 1 108 5 - - - - - - :
Rd07 RWng Canterbury 80 4 - - - 12 1 98 2 - - - - - - :
Rd08 : RG RCnt Warriors 80 7 - 1 - 11 2 84 2 - - - - - -
Rd09 : RG LWng Illawarra 62 5 - 1 2 6 - 140 1 - - - 1 - -
Rd10 18th Wests-Tig : RG RWng Newtown 80 9 - - - 11 3 114 1 1 1 - 1 - -
Rd11 18th Melbourne :
Rd12 18th Parramatta :
Rd14 : RG Flbk Wntwrthvll 80 1 - 2 - 17 3 140 - 2 1 - - - -
Rd15 RWng Gold Coast 80 5 - - 1 11 3 124 1 2 1 1 - - - :
Rd17 RWng Penrith 80 6 - 2 - 7 2 58 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd18 RWng Syd Rstrs 80 3 - 1 - 12 2 123 3 - - - - - - :
Rd19 RWng Nth Qld 80 5 2 - 1 10 2 66 1 - - - 1 - - :
Rd20 RWng Cronulla 80 8 - - - 5 3 37 1 - - - 1 - - :
2017 TOTALS 800 57 2 8 3 91 18 791 16 3 1 1 3 - - : 382 28 1 4 3 59 8 624 4 4 3 - 4 - -
2017 FG Average Minutes - 80.0
2017 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 5.7
2017 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 9.1
2017 FG Average Meters per run - 8.7m
2017 FG Tackling Ability - 87.7%
2018 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
ChSh Int #19 St Geo-Ill W 56 9 - 4 - 3 - 44 1 - - - - - - :
Rd01 : RG RCtr #1 Warriors L 80 15 - 3 1 9 2 81 - 2 - - 1 - -
Rd02 : RG RCtr #3 Penrith L 80 13 1 2 1 13 1 121 1 1 1 - 1 - -
Rd03 18th Manly :
Rd04 Int #20 Canterbury W 55 - - 1 1 10 1 64 3 1 - - 1 - - :
Rd05 18th St Geo-Ill : RG LCtr #20 Newcastle W 80 12 - 4 - 9 4 92 1 - - - - - -
Rd06 : RG LCtr #4 Wests W 80 12 1 2 - 11 1 129 1 1 1 - - - -
Rd07 : RG LCtr #3 Mt Prtchrd L 80 14 1 2 - 13 3 129 - 1 - - - - -
Rd08 : RG LCtr #3 Newcastle W 80 8 2 4 - 12 1 119 - - 1 1 - - -
Rd09 : RG LCtr #3 Newtown D 80 8 - 4 - 11 3 92 2 1 - - - - -
Rd10 18th St Geo-Ill : RG RCtr #4 Penrith L 80 13 - 1 1 7 3 64 2 - 1 1 1 - -
Rd11 18th Nth Qld : RG RCtr #3 Blacktown L 80 8 1 2 - 13 - 127 3 1 - - - - -
Rd12 18th Warriors : RG LCtr #20 Wntwrthvll W 80 18 - 1 - 15 10 149 1 1 1 - - - -
Rd13 RCtr #3 Cronulla W 20 4 - - - 3 2 43 - - - - - - - :
Rd17 : RG RCtr #19 Blacktown L 80 14 1 2 - 10 2 113 2 1 1 - - - -
Rd18 : RG RCtr #3 Newtown D 80 19 1 3 - 13 3 140 2 2 - 1 - - -
Rd19 18th Wests-Tig :
Rd20 18th Parramatta : RG RCtr #3 Mt Prtchrd W 80 10 1 4 - 16 5 247 - 3 1 - 1 - -
Rd21 Int #21 Melbourne W 21 3 1 2 - 4 1 23 - - - - - - - :
Rd22 LCtr #14 Syd Rstrs L 80 13 - 2 - 19 4 139 1 4 2 1 - - - :
Rd23 LCtr #3 Brisbane L 80 8 - 2 - 13 1 141 - - 1 1 - - - :
Rd25 18th Wests-Tig :
MPSF 18th Melbourne :
MF 18th Syd Rstrs :
2018 TOTALS 256 28 1 7 1 49 9 410 4 5 3 2 1 - - : 1040 164 9 34 3 152 38 1603 15 14 7 3 4 - -
2018 FG Average Minutes - 51.2
2018 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 8.8
2018 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 15.3
2018 FG Average Meters per run - 8.4m
2018 FG Tackling Ability - 80.0%
2019 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
ChSh LCnt #4 St Geo-Ill W 80 17 2 1 - 12 4 105 1 1 - - - - - :
Rd01 LCnt #4 Syd Rstrs W 80 7 - 1 - 17 2 152 2 2 - - - - - :
Rd02 LCnt #4 St Geo-Ill W 80 12 - 2 1 15 5 175 - 1 3 - 1 - - :
Rd03 LCnt #4 Gold Coast W 24 3 - 1 - 3 - 34 1 - - - - - - :
Rd15 LCnt #4 Wests-Tig L 80 17 - 1 1 13 4 141 2 1 1 1 - - - :
Rd17 LCnt #4 Manly W 80 11 - 2 - 15 2 131 1 2 - - - - - :
Rd18 LCnt #4 Nth Qld W 80 12 - 2 - 16 6 148 - 4 - - - - - :
Rd19 LCnt #4 St Geo-Ill W 80 10 1 4 1 14 4 117 - 1 1 1 - - - :
Rd20 LCnt #4 Cronulla L 80 17 - 1 - 13 3 115 2 - 1 - - - - :
Rd22 LCnt #4 Canterbury L 29 7 1 3 - 4 2 32 - 1 - - - - - :
2019 TOTALS 613 96 2 17 3 110 28 1045 8 12 6 2 1 - - :
2019 FG Average Minutes - 68.1
2019 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 12.5
2019 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 14.4
2019 FG Average Meters per run - 9.5m
2019 FG Tackling Ability - 85.0%
2020 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
ChSh LCnt #4 St Geo-Ill W 72 6 - - 4 - 11 2 80 - 2 - - - - - :
Rd01 LCnt #4 Cronulla W 80 13 1 - 4 - 11 5 86 3 - - - - - - :
Rd02 LCnt #4 Brisbane L 58 5 - - 1 - 8 1 80 2 - 1 - - - - :
Rd03 LCnt #4 Syd Rstrs L 80 16 1 - 1 - 13 2 169 - 2 3 - - - - :
Rd04 LCnt #4 Melbourne L 80 17 1 - 1 - 15 1 121 1 2 - - - - - :
Rd05 LCnt #20 Gold Coast W 80 13 1 - 3 - 12 2 66 2 1 - - 1 - - :
Rd06 LCnt #4 Warriors W 80 11 - 1 - 1 10 2 139 1 - - - 1 - - :
Rd07 LCnt #4 Penrith L 80 17 - - 2 - 13 1 117 1 4 - - - - - :
Rd08 Int #17 Canterbury W 16 4 - - - - 3 - 27 1 - - - - - - :
2020 TOTALS 554 96 4 1 12 1 85 14 805 11 9 4 - 2 - - :
2020 FG Average Minutes - 69.3
2020 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 13.9
2020 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 12.3
2020 FG Average Meters per run - 9.5m
2020 FG Tackling Ability - 88.9%
2021 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Rd08 : RG LCnt #4 Canberra Belc W 52 7 - 2 - - 11 1 85 - 2 1 - - - - -
Rd09 LCnt #4 Melbourne StAu L 80 14 - - 1 - 11 2 98 2 1 - - - - - - :
Rd10 RCnt #4 Cronulla LngS W 68 14 - - 2 - 8 2 76 1 1 - - - - - - :
Rd11 18th Penrith : RG RCnt #4 Penrith Dubb L 80 16 1 - 4 1 12 1 122 1 1 - - 1 - - -
Rd12 : RG RCnt #4 Parramatta StAu W 69 13 - - 2 1 18 3 181 3 1 1 - 1 - - -
Rd14 LCnt #3 Newcastle StAu W 80 12 - - - - 15 3 144 2 - - 1 - - - - :
Rd15 18th Brisbane :
Rd16 18th Wests-Tig :
Rd17 LCnt #3 Nth Qld NISC W 70 12 - - 1 1 17 5 183 3 - - 1 - - - - :
Rd18 Int #18 Canterbury Robi W 58 5 - - 1 1 13 5 146 2 - - 1 - - - - :
Rd19 Int #18 Warriors SunS W 22 7 - 1 2 - 4 - 39 1 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd20 18th St Geo-Ill :
Rd21 18th Parramatta :
Rd22 LCnt #18 Gold Coast Robi W 80 15 1 - 3 2 12 3 118 2 - 1 - 2 - - - :
Rd25 LCnt #3 St Geo-Ill SunS W 80 15 - 1 1 - 17 - 219 2 1 - - - - - - :
2021 TOTALS 538 94 1 2 11 4 97 20 1023 15 3 2 3 2 - - - : 201 36 1 2 6 2 41 5 388 4 4 2 - 2 - - -
2021 FG Average Minutes - 67.3
2021 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 14.0
2021 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 14.4
2021 FG Average Meters per run - 10.5m
2021 FG Tackling Ability - 89.5%
2024 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Trial Flbk #1 Manly Gosf L 80 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (c) :
Pre01 Int #22 St Geo-Ill Koga W 55 9 - - 1 - 2 12 3 128 - - - - 2 - - - :
Pre02 Flbk #1 Syd Rstrs Belm L 80 4 - - 1 1 1 14 3 151 2 1 2 1 - - - - :
Rd01 : RG LCnt #3 Blacktown Brok L 80 11 1 - - - 1 10 - 77 2 2 - - 1 - - -
Rd03 : RG LWng #2 Syd Rstrs SFS2 W 80 2 - - - - - 16 4 174 2 2 - - - - - -
Rd04 : RG RWng #2 Canterbury StAu L 80 10 - - 1 - - 12 3 110 1 2 - - - - - -
Rd05 : RG RCnt #3 Warriors StAu W 80 10 1 - 2 1 - 11 4 114 3 1 - 1 - - - -
Rd06 : RG RWng #3 Newtown StAu W 80 6 1 - 2 - 1 22 5 219 1 3 1 - 1 - - -
2024 TOTALS : 400 39 3 - 5 1 2 71 16 694 9 10 1 1 2 - - -
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
Year Grade M( W- D-L %) 2024 FG 1( 0- 0-1 0%) (Trial)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE 2017 Rd03 FG Newcastle 1 50 0% 1 Shoulder Charge
Sin Bin Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award 2019 - Bob McCarthy South Sydney Clubman Award
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG never
Player News
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
North Queensland (2024) :
Northern Pride (2024) : QLDC
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