George Burgess

But I knew that I wanted to be around Sammy no matter what costs.

I didn't care what I was getting paid.

I knew I wanted to be around Sammy because he was a guy of the brothers.

And he had all the knowledge that I wanted to learn.

So I knew if I could spend some quality time around Sammy, it was going to improve my game because he was a coach, you know, from a young age, coach and a leader.

So I just took whatever contract.

But then when I went back to England, I got picked in this England Academy Games against the schoolboys, Australian schoolboys.

We beat them 2-0 and the word got back to Souths.

And when I got back on New Year's Eve 2010, they changed my contract to a full-time contract.

So it was like a big thing for me going.

I thought I was going to be part time, you know, working a job.

And then all of a sudden I'm full time training with guys like Greg English, Roy Asatasi, Michael Crocker, Sam Burgess.

Serious team.

Serious team.

Yeah.

Dev Taylor, these guys.

And then the next year Madge comes in.

Coltrane.

Goes up another level.

When Madge comes in.