Dean Collis
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Dean Collis
|fullname = Dean James Collis
|image = Dean Collis.jpg
|image_size =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|10|21|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|1.81|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|91|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{Rlp|CE}}
|club1 = Wests Tigers
|year1start = 2003
|year1end = 09
|appearances1 = 80
|tries1 = 24
|goals1 = 15
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 126
|club2 = Cronulla Sharks
|year2start = 2010
|year2end = 11
|appearances2 = 24
|tries2 = 7
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 28
|club3 = Wakefield Trinity
|year3start = 2012
|year3end = 15
|appearances3 = 68
|tries3 = 28
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 112
|teamA = City Origin
|yearAstart = 2007
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|retired = yes
|source = [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/player?playerid=108452&teamid=3477 League Central] and [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dean_Collis/summary.html Rugby League Project]
|updated = 21 January 2019
}}
Dean Collis (born 21 October 1985 in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Camden Rams in the Group 6 Rugby League Competition, primarily as a {{rlp|ce}}.
Career
Collis played his junior football with the Campbelltown Warriors. While attending Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. Collis played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2003.{{cite web|title=Dean Collis
|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dean-collis/summary.html|accessdate=6 January 2010| publisher=Rugby League Project}}
Making his début with Wests Tigers in 2003, Collis played 8 games until the end of the 2005 season. As NRL Premiers Wests faced Super League champions Bradford Bulls in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Collis played at centre in the Tigers' 30–10 loss. By 2006, Collis was a regular starter in the centres, playing in every game of the 2006 and 2007 seasons, and winning a spot in the City team.{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|accessdate=2008-10-10|publisher=SportingPulse|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|url-status=dead}} His remaining 2 seasons with Wests Tigers were hampered by injury.{{cite news|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Collis hopeful of a return in round one|author=Ben Horne|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/collis-hopeful-of-a-return-in-round-one-20100213-ny0r.html|accessdate=6 January 2010|date=13 February 2010}}
In July, 2009, it was announced that Collis had signed a two-year deal to play with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from the 2010 NRL season.{{cite news|publisher=Fox Sports News (Australia)|title=Cronulla sign Wests Tigers centre Dean Collis to a two-year deal
|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25772149-5018866,00.html|accessdate=2009-07-14|date=2008-07-13}}
In September 2011 Collis signed a deal that saw him join the Super League playing for Wakefield Trinity until 2015.
On 11 June 2015 it was announced that Collis would be leaving Wakefield Trinity with immediate effect as he had a desire to return home due to family reasons.{{cite news|publisher=Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|title=Club statement|url=http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news/2015/06/club-statement-110615?|accessdate=2015-06-11|date=2015-06-11}}
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2003, Round 25 – Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys, Campbelltown Stadium, 31 August
- 50th First Grade game: Round 19, 22 July 2007, scoring a try in the seventh minute.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110222000259/http://www.sharks.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=1851&player=dean-collis&team=Sharks Cronulla Sharks profile]
- [http://www.nrl.com.au/Players/tabid/10390/default.aspx?playerid=51 Dean Collis at NRL.com]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430065434/http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=214 Dean Collis at Wests Tigers]
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Dean_Collis.html Dean Collis at the Rugby League Project]
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Category:People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Australian expatriate rugby league players in England
Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Category:New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney