Blues coach Brad Fittler believes fans haven't seen the last of Sam Burgess after the 30-year-old was forced to medically retire from the game due to a debilitating shoulder injury.
Burgess announced his retirement on Wednesday, with the international star still having three years remaining on his Rabbitohs contract.
If the NRL is to grant South Sydney's salary cap dispensation request, Burgess will likely be ruled out of any future involvement of playing in Australia ever again.
League legend Fittler believes that Burgess will likely return to the playing field some time in the future.
"Iโm not convinced he is finished forever ... has he said he has retired forever?โ Fittler said on his Freddy and the Eighthย podcast.
โI know heโs said heโs retired but next year might just be a year where he goes away (and sorts it out).
โIt might have a lot to do with the insurance side of things, a bit of strategy around South Sydney being able to have his cap value put back on their limit.
โI just feel like I havenโt seen the end of Sam. I would love him to have the year off, get everything sorted and go and get fixed.
โHe seems too young, and has too much to offer.
โEven with a sore shoulder the way he was playing at the back end of the year says that there is more footy in him.โ
While Burgess will likely be ruled out of playing in Australia, he could potentially pull on a shirt for an overseas side.
Has the Honest Nick smell about it in my opinion.
Good ole sombrero yes man DR Fittler with his expert analysis.
Give us a break Brad and work on lifting your iq above 35.
Wouldn’t surprise me if that is the case, TwentyOne. Think about it, that is one way in potentially getting around the salary cap?
There’s something fishy going on with the timing of the retirement announcement, injury, criminal charges etc.
The rabbit spin doctors need to earn their pay to keep this from imploding.
Na we havenโt seen the last of Sam, we will see him again in a couple of weeks going to the courthouse.
screamingeagle, there is. There was a photo of Sam with a lady on his shoulders. If he in deed had a dodgy shoulder he wouldn’t be able to do that.
Rumor has it Penrith have offered Sam The Facebook Flasher Burgess a 1.5 million dollar contract, to carry the Penrith Catz of the field when JWH and his back to back Premiership winning pack….. smash those softy Penrith Catz around as if they were as soft as Souths softy forwards in this seasons semi final encounter.
He needs to sign soon because the Worlds greatest pack of forwards those mighty Sydney Roosters are heading out to the sticks around Penrith way in round 1.
Spot on Adam, remember when TWITONE announced to everybody that Souths had the best pack in the comp. Bwahahahahahahahah…..What a FOOL! Is that nuber One Twit Twentysomthing.
BenHubcap
November 1, 2019 at 4:56 pm
“Spot on Adam, remember when TWITONE announced to everybody that Souths had the best pack in the comp. Bwahahahahahahaha”
Yes, best pack but not the best ref as we saw in the GF.
V’landys said his main priority is to fix the refereeing problems obviously after the sham in the GF which cost the rightful team of victory.
Congratulations Cameron Murray on you fan demanded debut for Kangaroos tonight.
I hear Meniga has apologised after the massive outcry by all NRL fans for leaving you out of the NZ game.
Hope no rep Radley has done a good job polishing your boots.
I suggest No rep Radley watch closely at your game tonight for a few pointers as Meninga has advised you do.
No point anyway given will never get s start whilst superstar Murray is around.
What happened?
โCongratulations Cameron Murray on you fan demanded debut for Kangaroos tonight.โ
I thought the game was tomorrow Stephanie? Typical south Sydney stain fan, has no idea but just dribbles garbage anyway.
What word is banned by ZT in this sentence. The game is on late tomorrow afternoon Twitone.
Just shows how little Twitone knows about footy.
Just like Twitone the fool when he posted his thirty paragraph theory post on how a particular referee who did not officiate the grand final was goung to make sure the Roosters win. But in his thirty paragraph conspiracy theory he did not mention it did not matter who officiated the grand final, Sydney Rooster brilliance was always going to prevail.
Still think Souths and Melbourne are the best two pack of forwards in the Nrl Twitone. Bwahahahahah
2019 finals series
Sydney 30 Souths 6
Sydney 14 Melbourne 6
Sydney 14 Canberra 8
2018 finals seris
Sydney 24 Cronulla 12
Sydney 12 Souths 6 (3tries to 0)
Sydney 21 Melbourne 6
You keep dreaming up your fantasies Twitone and I will keep presenting facts.
Sorry Twitone the score against Souths was 12-4 (3 tries to nil.)
Question for all the losers when will your under performing unachieving club win 21 premierships? Please explain ya bunch of losers ya cant answer this question ya bunch of losers lol@losers…”foreverinour21premiershipsshadowyalosers”
Shadow you fool
Souffs won in 1908/09
Newtown won in 1910
Easts won in 1911/12/13
Whose shadow? SHADOW
the “Book of Fools”
Hahaha
Question for all the Souths losers, when will your under performing unachieving club win 6 modern day premierships? Please explain ya bunch of losers ya cant answer this question ya bunch of losers lol@losersโฆโforeverinour 6 premiershipsshadowyalosersโ
The trouble with Souffs fans they don’t know the history of their own club..
Shadow wakes up every morning with a smile on his face, probably ship wrecked… chanting all that rubbish they chant… Why? They don’t know..
Check out the Book of Fools..
I just knew it, no come back soufths. Sydney Roosters 6 six tackle rule premierships โ Soufths 1 six tackle rule premiership.
โforeverinourRoostersshadowโ
This is what grass roots juniors is all about, the heart and soul of a club.
Anyone guess who the junior is?
Hint. Future NSW Origin and Australian Captain.
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How was the game last night Stephanie?
Souths 21… easts 15 lol@15
“F O R E V E R I N O U R S H A D O W”
You have no idea 5 o’clock SHADOW
In 1913 (6 years into the life of Rugby League as we know it) the Premiership count was
EASTS – 3
Souffs – 2
Newtown – 1
That not constitute FOREVER… dope
AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE HISTORY FACTS FROM 1908-2019 QUOTE: SOUTHS VS EASTS
SOUTHS BEATS EASTS IN THE FIRST PREMIERSHIP FINAL 14 – 12 IN 1908…
SOUTHS FROM 1908 – 2019 (TODAY) HAVE BEATEN EASTS IN 3 FINALS – 2…
SOUTHS FROM 1908 – 2019 HAVE WON 21 PREMIERSHIPS…
EASTS FROM 1908 – 2019 HAVE WON 15 PREMIERSHIPS…
SOUTHS FROM 1908 – 2019 (TODAY) HAVE WON 6 MORE PREMIERSHIPS THAN EASTS
SOUTHS HAVE THE LARGEST NRL RUGBY LEAGUE MEMBERSHIPS IN NSW
EASTS DONT HAVE THE LARGEST RUGBY LEAGUE NRL MEMBERSHIPS IN NSW THAT MANTLE BELONGS TO THE SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS A FEAT EASTS CANT BEAT WHEN YOUR COMING THIRD LAST IN 2019
“F O R E V E R I N O U R S H A D O W”
L O L@R O R T E R S. H I S T O R Y
R o r t e r s. 6 prems. Behind
Souths. F o r e v e r i n o u r s h a d o w
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They really need to start drug testing single mothers on Centrelink.
Good morning to all the bunny members and bunny fans worldwide what a beautiful beautiful day to just wake up knowing that the south sydney rabbitohs are ( 6 ) premierships in front of easts…
“F O R E V E R I N O U R S H A D O W”
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“F O R E V E R I N O U R S H A D O W”
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Shadow you cloud this site with JUNK to cloud the truth why ZT allows this is beyond me
You have no idea 5 oโclock SHADOW
In 1913 (6 years into the life of Rugby League as we know it) the Premiership count was
EASTS โ 3
Souffs โ 2
Newtown โ 1
That not constitute FOREVERโฆ dope
That shadow chick is just upset because sheโs only been alive to see Souths win 1 premiership, I wouldnโt even respond to her. She needs help
FWIT NUMBSKULL. F I T T L E R
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S H A D O W S A N I T W I T@ foreverinEastsModernDaySHADOW
Looks like mitchell to dogs or souths
Question ….. will Souffs ever win their second COLOUR premiership?
Why would any decent play want to go to Souffs…
with an ageing old stick insect of a coach ….and No chance of that yearly coating of bling that the Chooks smother themselves with…..
with 43 years between premierships SHADOW, you’ll be a very, very old woman should they continue the trend … you may very well have dementia, in which case everyone’s a winner
I would say sheโs already got dementia, at the very least sheโs in the early stages of it.
Souths are 6 premierships in front of easts hey dont worry it took easts to equal the defunct stgeorge dragons on 15 premierships whom are both on equal second position it took easts 111 years to equal the now non existant defunct stgeorge dragons whom dont exist no more after merging with the illawarra steelers to become a new identity now called stgeorgeillawarra. I actually respect the stgeorge dragons even though they no longer exist after merging with another club…