The 18-year-old Tasmanian impressed both teammates and coaches alike with his effort against the Power, and his chances of being promoted to the senior list during the season have improved as a result.
"It was certainly a change from playing school footy and local club footy in Tassie," Burbury admitted.
"It took me a while to get into it. With my first possession I got the footy and it took a while to sink in that I'd actually got it. Before I knew it, I'd been done for holding the ball.
"After that I found my feet and I thought I held my own. I made a few mistakes but I adjusted all right in the end."
Burbury was a shock selection in last year's rookie draft.
Geelong recruiting guru Stephen Wells chose him with pick 40, despite the fact he had spent most his time concentrating on rowing.
In fact, he won two gold medals in the 2010 national under-19 rowing championships.
"I used to just do a bit of school footy training and play a bit of club footy," Burbury explained. "That was about it."
But the 186cm, 77kg forward had caught the eye of Wells after deciding to concentrate on footy during the latter part of last season.
He played senior games for Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League, was named in the best three times and also booted six goals.
An invitation to begin training with St Kilda followed, before the Cats read out his name in early December.
Soon after he found himself running around at Skilled Stadium with stars like Jimmy Bartel and Paul Chapman.
"The transition has been pretty easy because Geelong's been great helping out us young blokes," Burbury said. "I had a couple of school commitments after I got drafted but Chris Scott was really great about it.
"That's something I've been really surprised about. I thought I'd be quite intimidated by an AFL head coach, but he's a really down-to-earth sort of bloke. You give him respect and he gives you respect."
Although the Cats suffered a big loss to Port Adelaide last Friday, Burbury was delighted he was given the chance to play in a senior practice match during his first season at Geelong.
"I'm stoked," Burbury said. "To be given an opportunity in a side like that is a great experience.
"I have an aim and now I know what's required to make it to the top level. I would love to get on the senior list one day. That's what I want to achieve."
George Burbury is an $80,400 forward in the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition.
