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Braidon Burns

Personal information
Born	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 28) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–21 South Sydney 40 10 0 0 40 2022–23 Canterbury Bulldogs 22 6 0 0 24 2024– North Qld Cowboys 4 5 0 0 20 Total 66 21 0 0 84
As of 30 June 2024
Relatives	Rod Silva (uncle)

Braidon Burns was born on July 8, 1996. He is an Australian professional rugby league player. Braidon currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys team. This team is part of the National Rugby League (NRL).

About Braidon Burns

Braidon Burns was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. He has Indigenous Australian heritage. His uncle, Rod Silva, was also a famous rugby league player. Rod won a championship with the Canterbury team.

Braidon started playing rugby league when he was young. He played for the Coonamble Bears junior team. Later, the Penrith Panthers team signed him. This was a big step in his career.

Braidon's Rugby League Journey

Starting His Career

In 2015 and 2016, Braidon played for the Penrith Panthers' youth team. This team was called the NYC. In August 2016, he signed a two-year contract. This contract was with the South Sydney Rabbitohs team. He joined them in 2017.

Playing for South Sydney

2017 Season

Braidon made his first NRL game in 2017. It was in Round 2 for South Sydney. They played against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. In Round 6, he played against Penrith. Souths won that game 21–20. After that, he was out of the team for eight weeks. He returned in Round 15 against the Gold Coast.

2018 Season

Braidon's first game in 2018 was in Round 4. It was a Good Friday match against Canterbury. He played five games for Souths in 2018. Most of the season, he played for the North Sydney Bears in a lower league. He did not play in Souths' final games.

2019 Season

Braidon played nine games for South Sydney in 2019. The team finished third in the regular season. However, Braidon did not play in their final games that year.

2020 Season

In Round 8 of the 2020 season, Braidon got hurt. He left the field during South Sydney's win over Canterbury-Bankstown. It was a dislocated knee injury. This injury meant he could not play for the rest of the season.

2021 Season

Braidon returned to play in Round 9 of the 2021 season. South Sydney lost that game 50–0 to Melbourne. In Round 22, Braidon scored two tries. This helped South Sydney win 36–6 against the Gold Coast. On October 5, Braidon signed a new contract. He joined Canterbury for the 2022 season.

Playing for Canterbury Bulldogs

2022 Season

Braidon played his first game for Canterbury in Round 1 of 2022. They won 6–4 against North Queensland. This game was at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium. In Round 6, Braidon got a hamstring injury. He was out for about a month. He played 14 games for Canterbury that year. He scored four tries. Canterbury finished 12th and did not make the finals.

2023 Season

After Canterbury's win in Round 9 of 2023, Braidon got injured again. He had a medial ligament injury. This meant he would be out for at least six weeks. Braidon played eight games for Canterbury in 2023. The team finished 15th on the table.

Playing for North Queensland Cowboys

2024 Season

On May 3, 2024, Braidon joined the North Queensland Cowboys. He joined them for the rest of the season. In Round 11, he played his first game for North Queensland. He scored two tries in their 28–22 win. This win was against his old team, South Sydney.

Career Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2017	South Sydney Rabbitohs	10	4	16
2018		5	1	4
2019		9	1	4
2020		8	2	8
2021		8	2	8
2022	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	14	4	16
2023		8	2	8
2024	North Queensland Cowboys	4	5	20
2025
	Totals	66	21	84