His metres per carry are the best of any prop in the comp in his debut season in a side frequently getting beat. His missed tackle and error stats are around one per game which is not bad and hardly 'error strewn'.



He's the most exciting player we've produced since his brother and already the most dynamic running forward in the squad.

Someone speaking sense!



We should be excited at what he will do next year.



Any other club in the comp would add him to their squad, given the opportunity!

Take into consideration his stats alongside the little time he Is on the pitch. I counted 3 knock ons alone against wildcats at end of season. U don't get Hargreaves or scruton making as many errors and they are on the field 3 times longer than burgess.

Quite right, and not only that, he's also more disciplined than the likes of Graham, Morley etc.



For a kid in his debut season he's done very well indeed. To criticise him for a few rough edges like handling errors is stupid. I remember Fielden had similar issues when he started in 98.



As for getting him signed up it's down to the club to offer him a deal worth signing. Tom may decide to wait a while and see if he can increase his value over the coming months. I can see us having to give him a very good deal as other clubs both SL and NRL are likely to be interested. The kid's not stupid and won't be rushing to sign anything yet.

As mentioned in another thread maybe we decided not to extend Andy's contract so we had a bit in reserve for Tom

Maybe so, we're going to need a good deal to get him to stay. He's the most marketable player the club has so they need to keep him.

Completely agree. Any of the left over £££ should be used to keep Tom at the club for the next few years.

He's a young player trying to improve, of course he makes errors. The good things he brings to the side make up for it a hundred times over and the last thing young players need is someone carping over a couple of mistakes.

Bullsfab - I take it you don't care much for Burgess then. He may make a few more errors than Scruton and Hargreaves, but then how many times did you see Bryn or Nick break the line every time they got the ball last season? Burgess is far too good for lower division rugby, how much ball handling skills does James Graham and Stuart Fielden have? They don't seem to have done that bad. Over the last five/ten years we have got rid of far too many young guys who have gone onto bigger things at 'bigger' clubs - you come and stand with us on the Popular Side and see what you/we think.

Choppy senior- how can u compare burgess to scruton? He plays what ten mins and is then on his backside, scruton is pure class, but has had an injured wrist and has been diagnoses with diabetes but still doing make the errors that burgess does. Until burgess can play longer than short stints and can actually play in the BIG games don't even mention him in the same bracket as scrutes and Hargreaves as they are the future of bulls. Crossely would get the nod in front of Tom but thrn again it's all to do with the sir name isn't it!

I see your a new poster?! Tom got u on here to fight his corner as there sure some abuse written about the other bulls props when folk dare criticise young Thomas!

Haha - did tom sleep with your hamster??



Give the kid a break, one of the shining lights in a terrible season, and try to remember, he's only 19!!