People underestimate the capacity of Burgess style as a forward.
I've been watching him all year and there are numerous reasons i rate him the best forward in the NRL atm.
Goes through a ton of workload for a forward
Shifts into general play very well, doesn't need team momentum to gain good metres
Works as a pure metre eater as well as a forward that attacks holes
Defense is superb, i don't think anyones put on the hit-ups as consistently as he does
Single-handedly lifted England against Australia, even though they got hammered
Thaiday is good, but he's only good in a dominating pack, you watch at every game where his team loses, he also loses most of his impact save for a few plays where Lockyer/Thurston/Wallace puts him into a big hole.