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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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Braidon Burns (born 8 July 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Burns was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian descent. [1] He is the nephew of Canterbury premiership winner, Rod Silva. [2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Coonamble Bears. He was then signed by the Penrith Panthers.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
In 3 May, he joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the remainder of the season. [21]
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