South Sydney Rabbitohs star Sam Burgess breaks silence on 'squirrel grip' says it was unintentional Sam Burgess playing against the Tigers on Friday. RABBITOHS enforcer Sam Burgess has broken his silence on the notorious Squirrel Grip tackle, claiming he did not intend to make a play for Will Chambers nether regions. Burgess returned from a two-week suspension for the controversial hold, which left Chambers in agony, in South Sydney's 32-18 win over Wests Tigers on Friday night. Burgess accepted a guilty plea for the contrary conduct charge and has also conceded he was too consumed with niggling other players. But the 24-year-old - who was again at the centre of drama after being sin binned against the Tigers - insists the Chambers manoeuvre was not premeditated. "I was not thinking about grabbing his balls, I was not thinking about that," Burgess said. It was just one of those things. My hand was there. It didn't look great on the footage. I don't really want to talk about it ... It was just one of those things where I found myself in a bad situation. I've done my time and the good thing is that I'm right for the finals. Burgess revealed he spent the fortnight away from playing in deep contemplation about tempering his mood. It was not ideal. It really hurt the team," he said. I was very disappointing and I learned a lot from it. I've been niggling all year. I'm learning to keep my cool and not let things boilover. With his new approach in mind, Burgess was filthy to be sin-binned just four minutes into Friday night's encounter. The Tigers crossed for three unanswered tries in his absence, forcing Souths to recover from an 18-0 deficit to set up a fascinating minor premiership duel against the Roosters at ANZ Stadium next Friday night. Souths coach Michael Maguire vowed to question NRL referees boss Daniel Anderson about the decision, which was made after Burgess stripped Tigers fullback James Tedesco around halfway. Burgess also claimed he did not back-chat match officials. I didn't say a word. I was pretty confused," he said. I'm still a bit in shock being sin-binned. I thin Madge will have a word with Daniel Anderson about it. I was certainly disappointed to get 10 minutes. Friday night's blockbuster will pit Burgess against Roosters superstar Sonny Bill Williams for the first time since their memorable confrontation in round one. On that occasion Burgess won a clear points decision, welcoming the dual International back to the NRL with a bell-ringing hit that's been replayed all season long. "I won't be going out of my way (to get Williams), I'll just be trying to do my job," he said. Sonny Bill Williams is an unbelievable talent. The way he's come into the NRL and taken over the comp is unbelievable. Rabbitohs skipper John Sutton said excitement was already building toward the game, which could break the regular season record of 51,686 that was set in this year's Good Friday clash against Canterbury at Olympic Park. "It's going to be big," Sutton said. We're playing for top spot. We've just got to work on our start, play some good footy and get some form going into the finals.