George Burgess has confirmed he's in talks with the Dragons about a potential NRL comeback and says he can "definitely" return to his best after he underwent surgery on a chronic hip injury. The 2014 Rabbitohs premiership-winner hasn't played in the NRL since 2019, while his hip injury ended his 2020 Super League campaign with Wigan after just eight games. But the 29-year-old had hip-resurfacing surgery six weeks ago and, after finding "a new lease on life", says he's had an "informal" chat with St George Illawarra assistant coach Peter Gentle about pursuing an NRL return with the Dragons. Gentle was an assistant coach at the Rabbitohs during Burgess' 151-game stint with South Sydney and the pair have remained close mates since. "It was a really informal thing ... I'm mates with him and keep in touch with him and he just spoke to me and obviously he's an assistant there now. It was really informal but obviously the Dragons are a great club," Burgess told reporter Danny Weidler on Sydney's Nine News.
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