Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 17th November, 1963
- Current Age
- 62 years and 133 days
- Place Of Birth
- Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Charity Shield - AUS
- 1985, 1987
Biography
St George junior earned his reputation as a ‘bomb’ diffuser at fullback in the club's 7-6 grand final loss to C’bury in 1985. Burgess rarely faltered under the high ball but his two seasons at the G’Coast toward the end of his career were unproductive.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 83 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 41 | 36 | 6 | 49.40% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - AUS | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 88 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 44 | 41 | 6 | 50.00% | List | |||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1983 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1984 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1985 | 26 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 73.08% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1986 | 21 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 52.38% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1987 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 1 | 38.46% | List | ||||
| Gold Coast | NSWRL 1988 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Gold Coast | NSWRL 1989 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | 1983-87 | 67 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 58.21% | List | ||||
| Gold Coast | 1988-89 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12.50% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1983-1989 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 6 | 49.40% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Tony McCarron
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)

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25 Sep 2025 9:00pm
good man from a great family ????????
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