Burton management asks to megotiate with rival clubs before Nov 1.

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- Parrafan101 > Tin Tim October 24, 2026 at 2:38pm
  
  Yeah he does have a brother, i think his brother does work with the dogs cant remember but does something with the dogs.
Mathew Clarke October 24, 2026 at 4:25pm

As a centre Burton would be great, as a 5/8, no. His spiral bombs are almost worth it.
- Poppa > Mathew Clarke October 25, 2026 at 9:19am
  
  Mathew, I hope you realise that Burton played all his junior football as a 5/8 and could not break into the Penrith side as a 5/8 owing to the Cleary/Luai combination..... if one of them was out for any reason Burton went straight to 5/8. He is a good footballer where ever he plays! also the reality is we do not have a 5/8 after Luai and his positioning gives us flexibility if any of our "perhapser" juniors don't come through.
  
  Personally I suspect Burton is not a happy camper at Belmore and if you are judging him as a 5/8 through them you only have to look at the Dog's performances and fcuk ups in their halves..
Flow Basket October 24, 2026 at 5:39pm

Volks luia samoa combination just electric what chemistry . Moses will need to earn his spot
- Rabz S > Flow Basket October 24, 2026 at 6:34pm
Make Parra Great Again October 24, 2026 at 6:08pm

Burton 13, Volk or Blaize into 6
- The Badger > Make Parra Great Again October 25, 2026 at 8:56am
  
  Holy hell.
  
  Pay a lot for a 13 and then just chuck anyone we can afford into the spine.
Yehez October 24, 2026 at 6:08pm

I want him as a centre. Even if we had gaps at 5/8 he wouldn't be the type for me to fill it.

I'd pay 900K + for him as a centre.
Offside October 24, 2026 at 6:21pm

Can play centre

Can cover 5/8

Can goal kick for the right money yes
JC October 24, 2026 at 6:26pm

Burton at 5/8 for the eels isn't the same as Burton at 5/8 for the dogs.

He hasn't been too effective for the dogs in that role because Galvin isn't a genuine 7, he plays like a running 6 with ball skills, two 6's don't make a 6,7.

Moses is a game managing 7 these days and all the eels need to supplement this is a ball running 6, that's what Burton is as a 6.

I would definitely sign him to play 6 for the eels with the option of moving him to centre if need be, the money we would be paying him to play 6 will be matched by a lot of centres in the next year or two so if he ends up at centre for us we won't necessarily be overpaying him.

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"I sometimes wish Junior would model his game on Leniu's. No doubt Junior is a great ball player but if he focused more on his running threat his ball playing would naturally come into its own and be more effective "

"What's this thing about Blaize in the centres, Centre these days is primarily a defensive position, can you imagine Blaize lining up against Best, Herbie, Toika, Xeri, Mitchel.... he would be the focus of every club that plays against us.
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"Mathew, I hope you realise that Burton played all his junior football as a 5/8 and could not break into the Penrith side as a 5/8 owing to the Cleary/Luai combination..... if one of them was out for any reason Burton went straight to 5/8. He is a…"

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