Centre-half Cameron Burgess says he’s quite comfortable playing while wearing the mask which protects his recent facial surgery, the 27-year-old having been one of Town’s top performers in yesterday’s 2-0 win at Exeter.

Burgess underwent surgery after he was accidentally caught in the face by Bristol Rovers sub Harvey Saunders in the 62nd minute of the 2-0 victory over the Pirates in mid-September. As a result, the ex-Accrington Stanley man now has more than 30 screws in his face which will remain there permanently.

The former Australian U23 international was remarkably returned to action as a sub at Port Vale only six weeks later but wearing the mask, which he says causes him no problems.

“I’ve worn it for a while now,” he said. “I had a bit of a hand in how it was made and where my eyesight can go to, so that’s important because it can feel like it’s not even on my face.

“After a couple of minutes you don’t even know it’s there. I was told it might be needed until Christmas time or something like that, but I don’t have any complaints because it’s comfortable.

“It was a freak injury so maybe the severity maybe hasn’t hit home yet and possibly never will, but that’s a positive because I can keep on doing my job and feel comfortable doing it.”

Reflecting on the display at Exeter, in which he played a vital role having returned to the starting XI, he added: “It was good from a defensive point of view to get a clean sheet with a solid performance.

“They are a top side but we were well prepared for what they were going to bring, so it was a pleasing result.

“It was good to be out there helping the team after a bit of time out. The competition is strong and we work hard to make sure anyone can step in at any time.

“The fans can see it’s strong and there are no dips in performance when people change, which is testament to all the boys, how they train and how they go about things.”

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johnwarksshorts added 11:09 - Nov 20 Zorro would have been proud of your performance at St James's yesterday.
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Bazza8564 added 12:13 - Nov 20 Cam, you were a rock yesterday. Your injury happened directly in front of me in the Magnus stand, to be back playing so well so soon is a great accomplishment, the fans love that about you and probably always will fella
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Billysherlockblue added 12:53 - Nov 20 I agree with you bazza. Your never say die attitude reminds me of butcher. Beattie etc. Ledgends.
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DerryfromBury added 14:59 - Nov 20 A truly Colossus performance yesterday, Cam, well done.
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itsonlyme added 16:28 - Nov 20 Great display! He has come on leaps and bounds from the sometimes prone to errors performances in his first few games. Deserves to be in the team ahead of Edmondson imo!
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blueboy1981 added 17:38 - Nov 20 Great Performance Cam - you make such a difference to that Defence. And proved that again against Exeter. 5 Star Performance.
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RobITFC added 17:42 - Nov 20 Great to see you back in the team, well played yesterday
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therein61 added 19:10 - Nov 20 What an inspiration he is within the club there's something about him that reminds me of both Hunter and Beattie in that he will just get going whatever setbacks he has certainly our man of steel!!
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JewellintheTown added 09:16 - Nov 21 Not all heroes wear capes ... some just the mask.
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Ipswichbusiness added 09:36 - Nov 21 I think that it was after the Charlton game that KMc conceded that we had a problem with high balls into the box. Edmundson is a good player, but Burgess seems better at dealing with that type of ball.
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Linkboy13 added 10:13 - Nov 21 Slowly becoming a crucial player in our bid to get promotion. His distribution has improved since McKenna has been at the club.
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CityBlue added 10:23 - Nov 21 I think we should all wear masks for the boxing day game
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