Career
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 147 first grade games and scored 199 career points in his long career.
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 65, a record not bettered until Chris Anderson in 1978.
Eddie Burns is the 16th player to represent the Bulldogs. Burns" 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 1960-1962 and again in 1965.
He coached New South Wales City Firsts in 1963 and the New South Wales rugby league team in 1964.
