George Burgess
Prop
Retired
Player Bio
- Date of Birth:
- 21 April 1992
- Birthplace:
- Dewsbury, UK
- Nickname:
- Gorgy
- Debut Club:
- South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Date:
- 02 June 2012
- Opposition:
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Round:
- 13
- Previous Clubs:
- South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Junior Club:
- Dewsbury Moor
- Biography:
After coming to Australia to join brothers Sam and Luke at the Rabbitohs, George went on to play 149 games for the foundation club between 2013-19. Wrote himself into Rabbitohs folklore in 2014 when he scored a barnstorming solo try in the grand final win over the Bulldogs. Played with Wigan in 2020 before returning to the NRL in 2022 and appearing in four games for the Dragons. The rugged Englishman won a grand final with Cairns Brothers in 2023 before calling time on a career that also included 15 Test matches for England.
Playing
- Appearances
- 153
- Points
- 52
- Tries
- 13
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 | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbitohs | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 67% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 37 | 2 | 94.87% | 118 | 39.00 | - | - | - |
| Rabbitohs | 2013 | 24 | 17 | 7 | - | 71% | 7 | - | - | - | 28 | 29 | 1.22 | 91 | 1,320 | 7 | 595 | 22 | 95.13% | 3,583 | 149.00 | 527 | 1,243 | 51.8 |
| Rabbitohs | 2014 | 23 | 17 | 6 | - | 74% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 75 | 1,374 | 9 | 631 | 23 | 94.17% | 3,505 | 152.00 | 629 | 910 | 39.6 |
| Rabbitohs | 2015 | 24 | 13 | 11 | - | 54% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 67 | 1,311 | 11 | 773 | 29 | 96.38% | 3,306 | 137.00 | 479 | 1,245 | 51.9 |
| Rabbitohs | 2016 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 47% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 486 | 5 | 404 | 18 | 93.49% | 1,475 | 86.00 | 409 | 531 | 31.2 |
| Rabbitohs | 2017 | 18 | 8 | 10 | - | 44% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 643 | 3 | 312 | 23 | 93.13% | 1,670 | 92.00 | 381 | 465 | 25.8 |
| Rabbitohs | 2018 | 27 | 17 | 10 | - | 63% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 43 | 1,028 | 2 | 632 | 65 | 90.67% | 2,776 | 102.00 | 881 | 854 | 31.6 |
| Rabbitohs | 2019 | 13 | 8 | 5 | - | 62% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 267 | - | 199 | 29 | 87.28% | 894 | 68.00 | 160 | 254 | 19.5 |
| Dragons | 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 75% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 72 | - | 56 | 5 | 91.80% | 162 | 40.00 | 46 | 55 | 13.8 |
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 | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbitohs | 2012 | 2019 | 149 | 90 | 59 | - | 60% | 13 | - | - | - | 52 | 29 | 0.20 | 337 | 6,420 | 38 | 3,580 | 211 | 94.43% | 17,298 | 116.00 | 3,470 | 5,484 | 37.6 |
| Dragons | 2022 | 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 75% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 72 | - | 56 | 5 | 91.80% | 162 | 32.00 | 46 | 55 | 13.8 |
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