Next year Burgess would have entered the final year of his previous contract, but the forward did not want to entertain playing elsewhere.

The Englishman will be 34 when this new deal finishes at the end of 2023.

Burgess has made 160 appearances for the Rabbitohs since joining in 2010 from Bradford, and won the Clive Churchill Medal in their 2014 grand final win.

"I'm a Rabbitohs man. It's as simple as that," he said. "The club aligns with everything I'm about and my values, so it was an easy decision for me to extend my contract out to the end of my career.

"We spent a bit of time working out the contract as it is my last one, but Souths have always shown faith in me and I feel like I can repay that faith over the remaining years I have on the field.

"I wasn't interested in the player market or anything like that. I'm interested in leaving behind a legacy, being a small part of the fantastic history of this great club.

"Players like John Sattler, Bob McCarthy, Ron Coote and Clive Churchill – they're all remembered at this club for what they have done. I love the history and I want to leave my mark as well.

"No one is bigger than the Club and as a South Sydney player, you have a connection to those players of the past. My first-grade player number is 1073 and that means a lot to me. I can't tell you how much that number means to me."