His best role is as a 5/8 playing the secondary playmaking role. At his best he is an elite ball running half who has the potential to have one of the best long kicking games in the comp. Get him a proper halfback that does their role as the lead playmaker and then judge Burton on a fair basis.
He played behind a pack that got smashed all game, albeit due to injuries, played next to a halfback that the Kennel has proclaimed to be one of the worst players in the comp, and with a fullback that would start for no other club but us.
Obviously Burton had a shocker, and criticising him on that is fair, but calling him overrated and never good enough is a big call considering the problem areas in the squad.