Burgess's injury at the Caledonian Ground initially looked bad enough to sideline him for most of the season, but his knee has since responded to treatment and he may recover in a few weeks.
Burgess scored 32 goals last season to earn the Golden Boot.
He finished 14 goals ahead of second-placed Ryan Atherton, of Green Island, and Technical coach Mike Fridge is sure to have sent Burgess a "get well" card this week.
These are early days in this season's league but three strikers have already scored three goals.
Caversham pair Harley Rodeka and Tim Cook plus Queenstown's Carlos Herrmann are the pace-setters.
Most clubs were a few students short last week due to university holidays, but the majority should be back to full strength this weekend.
All senior games are at 2.45pm, which is disappointing for the avid supporters who like to see an early 12.45pm match at the Caledonian Ground as well as the later kick-off.
The main Caledonian match features University and Roslyn-Wakari which were involved in matches that produced 11 goals last week, so it should be a volatile clash.
After being two goals up, University had to work hard for its 3-3 draw with Spirit FC from Invercargill.
Roslyn also staged a late rally but Caversham held on to take all three points in a 3-2 result.
University coaches Luiz Uehara and Terry Parle were pleased with some controlled passing phases that were achieved but, like Roslyn, soft goals cost valuable points.
Two unbeaten teams clash at Memorial Park where Mosgiel faces Dunedin Technical.
Phil Kelly, Regan Coldicott and player-coach Mike McGarry all scored in the clear-cut 3-0 win over Green Island.
Technical's performance was a bit below par but coach Fridge's side still eased to a 3-1 win over a Northern side that enjoyed a fair share of the match.
Another severe test for Northern will be this week's journey to Invercargill where player-coach Barry Gardiner will look for new striker Mark Caldow to continue the form that netted him two goals against University.
The Scot, Caldow, made intelligent runs and had composure to spare, as when he chipped in his second goal despite being ring-fenced by student players.
At Tonga Park, Caversham should have too much intensity for Queenstown, and coach Steve Fleming is well aware of the consistency required in a long championship campaign.
Queenstown, on the other hand, revels in creating upsets and coach Jamie Whitmarsh will be after just that against Caversham.
Grants Braes has home advantage against Green Island and that slight advantage may tip the scales since both sides are still searching for effective team patterns.
On Sunday, the Women's Premier League features a top clash between University A and Roslyn-Wakari at Ellis Park at 1 pm, while Northern visits Culling Park to play Dunedin Technical.
