Socceroos midfielder Irvine secured a move to Hull City in the transfer window after dazzling at Burton Albion in just his first season in England.

Fellow Aussie Burgess, who left Fulham to join Scunthorpe in the off-season, wants to blaze the same trail as Irvine.

He played alongside Irvine at Ross County in 2015 and since then the pony-tailed 24-year-old has gone to star in the Championship and on the international stage.

“I met him at my first Australia Under-23s camp," Burgess told FourFourTwo.

"That’s when I first met him and then I ended up at Ross County in that January. We lived really close to each other. He’s a good mate of mine.

“He’s the one guy in the world you would say deserves it. He works so hard. He deserves every bit of success. I’m so happy to see him get the rewards.

“I can see him playing in the Premier League one day, that’s for sure, and he’d take it in his stride. That’s the type of guy he is.

"He’s some player ‘Jacko’. I’m really happy for him and hopefully I can get there as well.”

Burgess inked a three-year deal with the Iron in June after coming through the ranks at Fulham’s academy. The centre back departed the south-west London club in the pursuit of first-team football.

Scunthorpe went close to promotion last season, finishing third in League One and then losing to Millwall in the playoffs.

The Iron have had a good start and lost just once from their first eight games. They sit in sixth place on the table with four wins, three draws and one defeat.

Burgess has made three league appearances so far and one each in the EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The 21-year old revealed promotion this season is the target.

“The attraction firstly was the ambition of the club, it matches my ambition," he said.

"When I met the manager that’s all he talked about, to get to the next level and how we’re going to get there.

“It’s pretty much the same team this season so hopefully they can do it again. First and foremost I want to play games.

“That’s how I’m going to learn and get better. Second is promotion with the team, that’s my top two goals this season. Hopefully I can achieve them.”