Sam won’t be silenced

EMBATTLED South Sydney captain Sam Burgess has vowed to stay true to himself on and off the NRL field – within reason.

On Monday, Burgess received a suspended $10,000 fine and was forced to apologise for calling the NRL judiciary a “kangaroo court” last week after he was banned for one week for hair pulling.

His comments prompted NRL boss Todd Greenberg to haul Burgess into head office, but the South Sydney captain indicated the result was worth the fallout.

“I think we’d all like to see something better in place and

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Todd’s in that mindset as well, which is great for the game,” Burgess said yesterday.

“No one wants to see players missing this time of the year for small indiscretions that can be fineable.”

While Burgess conceded he had improvements to make on his on-field discipline, the 30year-old was adamant he would continue to speak out on key issues.

“I think it’s important to be yourself, I really do. It’s important to be honest, but within reason,” he said.

“You don’t want to cause too much trouble.”

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