Jim Leis
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
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|birth_place = New South Wales, Australia
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|position = {{Rlp|LK}}
|club1 = Western Suburbs
|year1start = 1980
|year1end = 82
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|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 48
|club2 = Canterbury
|year2start = 1983
|year2end = 85
|appearances2 = 25
|tries2 = 2
|goals2 = 0
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|points2 = 8
|club3 = Cronulla-Sutherland
|year3start = 1986
|year3end = 87
|appearances3 = 9
|tries3 = 1
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 4
|retired = yes
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|yearAstart = 1980
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|updated = 4 July 2019
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Jim Leis (born 10 October 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s.
Playing career
A New South Wales representative forward, he played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition for Western Suburbs for three seasons between 1980 and 1982, Canterbury-Bankstown for three seasons between 1983–1985 and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for two seasons between 1986 and 1987.
In his debut first-grade season, Leis was selected to represent New South Wales in the 2nd state of residence game, and kept his place at {{rlp|lk}} for the inaugural State of Origin game in 1980. In the same year he was selected to tour New Zealand with the Australian national team, playing in 2 games on the 7 game tour, although he did not play in a test, and earned two Dally M awards in 1980 for lock-forward of the year and rookie of the year. He retired after the 1987 season after eight seasons in first grade.{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/ |title=Home |publisher=Rugby League Project}}{{cite web|url=http://www.westsmagpies.com.au/the-archives/first-grade-players/|title=Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players|website=Wests Magpies}}
Leis was named at lock in the Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Eighties.{{cite web|title=VEST, KEATO, COGGER ALL HONOURED |url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=30925&title=vest,-keato,-cogger-all-honoured |accessdate=30 September 2010 |publisher=weststigers.com.au |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227200942/http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=30925&title=vest%2C-keato%2C-cogger-all-honoured |archivedate=27 February 2011 }}
Starting his career in the country, Leis is a supporter promoting rugby league in country regions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/5042813/jim-leis-bemoans-state-of-country-rugby-league/|title=Jim Leis bemoans state of country rugby league|last=Jaffrey|first=Ben|date=2017-11-08|work=The Northern Daily Leader|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{New South Wales - Inaugural State of Origin team}}
{{Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Eighties}}
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Category:Australia national rugby league team players
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
Category:Country New South Wales rugby league team players
Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Category:Rugby league players from New South Wales
Category:Western Suburbs Magpies players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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