Cika wannan jumla: A zagaye na 2 na
A kakar NRL ta 2017, Burns ya fara buga wasan NRL a Kudancin Sydney a kan Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. A zagaye na shida da Penrith, Burns ya jimre da mummunan dare bayan ya sauke bama-bamai da yawa daga Nathan Cleary. Souths ya ci gaba da lashe wasan 21-20. Burns ya taka leda a mako mai zuwa amma sai aka bar shi a waje na tsawon makonni takwas har sai an sake dawo da shi zuwa jerin farawa don Souths zagaye na 15 da Gold Coast.