Summary
Braidon Burns (born 8 July 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is the nephew of Canterbury premiership winner, Rod Silva.[1]
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| Born | 8 July 1996 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Burns was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Coonamble Bears. He was then signed by the Penrith Panthers.
Playing career edit
Early career edit
In 2015 and 2016, Burns played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.[3] In August 2016, he signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2017.[4]
2017 edit
In round 2 of the 2017 NRL season, Burns made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[5][6] In round 6 against Penrith, Burns endured a horror night after dropping multiple bombs from Nathan Cleary. Souths went on to win the match 21-20. Burns played the following week but then was left out of the side for eight weeks until managing to be recalled to the starting lineup for Souths round 15 clash against the Gold Coast.[7][8]
2018 edit
Burns made his first appearance of the season for Souths in the round 4 Good Friday match against Canterbury.[9] Burns made a total of five appearances for Souths in 2018 but spent the majority of the season playing in reserve grade for North Sydney and did not feature in Souths finals campaign.[10]
2019 edit
Burns played a total of nine games for South Sydney in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished third on the table at the end of the regular season. Burns did not play in South Sydney's finals campaign.[11]
2020 edit
In round 8 of the 2020 NRL season, Burns was taken from the field during South Sydney's victory over Canterbury-Bankstown. It was later revealed that Burns had suffered a dislocated knee and would be ruled out for the season.[12]
2021 edit
In round 9 of the 2021 NRL season, Burns made his return to the South Sydney side where they were defeated 50-0 by Melbourne.[13]
In round 22, Burns scored two tries for South Sydney in a 36-6 victory over the Gold Coast.[14] On 5 October, Burns signed a two-year contract to join Canterbury starting in 2022.[15]
2022 edit
In round 1 of the 2022 NRL season, Burns made his club debut for Canterbury in their 6-4 victory against North Queensland at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium.[16] In round 6, Burns was taken from the field during Canterbury's loss to South Sydney and was later ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury.[17] Burns played a total of 14 matches for Canterbury throughout the year scoring four tries. Canterbury would finish the season in 12th place and miss the finals.[18]
2023 edit
Following Canterbury's victory over St. George Illawarra in round 9 of the 2023 NRL season, it was announced that Burns would be ruled out for at least six weeks with a medial ligament injury.[19] Burns played a total of eight matches for Canterbury in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.[20]
References edit
- ^ "Burns fuelled by uncle and Bulldogs great Rod Silva". bulldogs.com.au.
- ^ King, Simon (8 February 2016). "Inglis's life lesson to juniors: know yourself". The Australian. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "B". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Rabbitohs Sign Four Up-And-Coming Players". rabbitohs.com.au. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Sea Eagles v Rabbitohs". NRL.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "LATE MAIL: Round 2, 2017". Rabbitohs. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Barrett, Chris (7 April 2017). "Souths escape after Braidon Burns revives memories of Steve Mavin's case of the fumbles". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Rabbitohs v Bulldogs NRL live stream, live scores, updates: Round 4 live blog, SuperCoach scores". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Rabbitohs pair Burns and Reynolds look fit to play". www.nrl.com. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Braidon Burns gone for season". www.foxsports.com.au. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Storm embarrass South Sydney Rabbitohs 50-0 as Josh Addo-Carr crosses for six tries". ABC News. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Manly thumps Parramatta Eels 56-10, as South Sydney and Wests Tigers enjoy NRL wins". ABC News. 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Braidon Burns signs with the Bulldogs for the next two seasons". www.bulldogs.com.au. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs edge North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville, Parramatta Eels beat Gold Coast Titans". www.msn.com.
- ^ "Fullback spot open for young buck following niu injury". www.zerotackle.com.
- ^ "NRL 2022: Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Casualty Ward: Trbojevic in doubt for Origin; Burns, Stone ruled out". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "NRL 2023: Canterbury Bulldogs season review". www.sportingnews.com.
External links edit
- South Sydney Rabbitohs profile
- Rabbitohs profile
- NRL profile