Eddie Burns (16 January 1916 – 30 June 2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach of the mid 20th century. A New South Wales representative prop-forward, he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown club of the NSWRFL Premiership, later becoming their coach.
While still a teenager, Burns played in the Canterbury-Bankstown club's first ever season in 1935 and was sent off in his first match. He played for 16 seasons in First Grade from 1935 to 1950. Eddie Burns played 212 first grade games and scored 196 career points in his long career.[1]
In 1948, Burns was selected to represent New South Wales playing 2 games.
He retired in 1950 as the Canterbury club's top ever try-scorer, with 60, a record not bettered until Chris Anderson in 1978.[2]
Burns is the 16th player to represent Canterbury-Bankstown.[3]
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Burns's career as coach of Canterbury-Bankstown was subject to a two-year interruption when Clive Churchill was selected as the club's coach. He coached the club between 1960 and 1962 and again in 1965.[4]
In 1985, Burns was selected in Canterbury's 'Greatest Team Ever'. In 2004 he was selected in the 70 Year Canterbury-Bankstown team of champions. In 2015, he was the first player to be inducted into the Canterbury-Bankstown hall of fame.[6]
^New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Team Manager for N.Z." The Rugby League News. 50 (14 (3 May 1969)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-767453332. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Trove.
^"Hall of Fame Inductee No1: Eddie Burns". bulldogs.com.au.
eddie, burns, other, people, with, same, name, edward, burns, disambiguation, january, 1916, june, 2004, australian, rugby, league, footballer, coach, 20th, century, south, wales, representative, prop, forward, played, canterbury, bankstown, club, nswrfl, prem. For other people with the same name see Edward Burns disambiguation Eddie Burns 16 January 1916 30 June 2004 was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach of the mid 20th century A New South Wales representative prop forward he played for the Canterbury Bankstown club of the NSWRFL Premiership later becoming their coach Eddie BurnsPersonal informationFull nameEdward BurnsBorn16 January 1916Died30 June 2004 2004 06 30 aged 88 Playing informationPositionPropClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935 40 Canterbury Bankstown 147 13 0 0 39 1940 Waratah Mayfield 1941 50 Canterbury Bankstown 65 47 8 0 157 Total 212 60 8 0 196 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0Coaching informationClub Years Team Gms W D L W 1960 62 Canterbury Bankstown 54 24 3 27 44 1965 Canterbury Bankstown 18 5 0 13 28 Total 72 29 3 40 40 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W 1964 New South Wales 2 2 0 0 100 1963 NSW City 1 1 0 0 100Source 1 As of 21 January 2020 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Accolades 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editWhile still a teenager Burns played in the Canterbury Bankstown club s first ever season in 1935 and was sent off in his first match He played for 16 seasons in First Grade from 1935 to 1950 Eddie Burns played 212 first grade games and scored 196 career points in his long career 1 He won two premierships with Canterbury Bankstown in 1938 and 1942 In 1948 Burns was selected to represent New South Wales playing 2 games He retired in 1950 as the Canterbury club s top ever try scorer with 60 a record not bettered until Chris Anderson in 1978 2 Burns is the 16th player to represent Canterbury Bankstown 3 Coaching career editBurns s career as coach of Canterbury Bankstown was subject to a two year interruption when Clive Churchill was selected as the club s coach He coached the club between 1960 and 1962 and again in 1965 4 He coached New South Wales City Firsts in 1963 and the New South Wales rugby league team in 1964 Burns co managed the 1969 Australian touring team to New Zealand along with Jack Lynch of Ipswich Queensland 5 Accolades editIn 1985 Burns was selected in Canterbury s Greatest Team Ever In 2004 he was selected in the 70 Year Canterbury Bankstown team of champions In 2015 he was the first player to be inducted into the Canterbury Bankstown hall of fame 6 References edit Rugby League Project Alan Whitaker Alan Whitaker The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB OFFICIAL WEBSITE thebulldogs com au Rugby League Project New South Wales Rugby Football League 1920 Team Manager for N Z The Rugby League News 50 14 3 May 1969 Sydney N S W Rugby Football League nla obj 767453332 Retrieved 28 January 2021 via Trove Hall of Fame Inductee No1 Eddie Burns bulldogs com au Sporting positions Preceded byClive Churchill1963 1964 Coach nbsp Canterbury Bankstown1965 Succeeded byRoger Pearman1966 Preceded byHarry Bath1962 Coach nbsp New South Wales1963 1964 Succeeded byIan Walsh1965 Preceded byCec Cooper1958 1959 Coach nbsp Canterbury Bankstown1960 1962 Succeeded byClive Churchill1963 1964External links edit Burns declares his Fitness for League Grand Final The Sydney Morning Herald Friday 19 September 1947 p 12 nbsp This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Burns amp oldid 1216777363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
