Dean Collis Explained

Dean Collis
Fullname:Dean James Collis
Birth Date:21 October 1985
Birth Place:Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Height:1.81m (05.94feet)
Weight:91kg (201lb)
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
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Retired:yes
Source:League Central and 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 .

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.[1]

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.[2] His remaining 2 seasons with Wests Tigers were hampered by injury.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Career highlights

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dean Collis. 6 January 2010. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League. 2008-10-10. SportingPulse. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. dead.
  3. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. Collis hopeful of a return in round one. Ben Horne. 6 January 2010. 13 February 2010.
  4. News: Fox Sports News (Australia). Cronulla sign Wests Tigers centre Dean Collis to a two-year deal. 2009-07-14. 2008-07-13.
  5. News: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Club statement. 2015-06-11. 2015-06-11.