| Trent Leis | |
| Birth Date: | 1977 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Height: | 180cm (70inches) |
| Weight: | 80kg (180lb) |
| Year1start: | 2001 |
| Appearances1: | 17 |
| Tries1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 62 |
| Yearastart: | 2004 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 2 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 8 |
| Retired: | Yes |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 8 January 2024 |
Trent Leis (born 18 November 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a er and for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
A Dayboro Cowboys junior, Leis made his Queensland Cup debut for the Redcliffe Dolphins in 1998. In 1999, he played in the Dolphins' Grand Final loss to the Burleigh Bears.[2] A year later, he started on the wing in the Dolphins' 14 - 6 Grand Final win over the Toowoomba Clydesdales. He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2001 season.
In Round 1 of the 2001 NRL season, Leis made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 17 - 18 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[3] He played 17 games for the Cowboys in his rookie season, starting 10 on the wing and seven at fullback, scoring five tries and kicking 21 goals.
In 2002, Leis re-signed with the Redcliffe Dolphins, representing Queensland Residents and starting at fullback in their Grand Final win over the Ipswich Jets.[4] In 2005, Leis signed with the Burleigh Bears. He played in his fourth Queensland Cup Grand Final that season, starting in the centres in Burleigh's loss to the North Queensland Young Guns.[5] [6] That season, he was named on the wing in the Queensland Rugby League's Queensland Cup Team of the Decade.[7] [8]
In 2007, Leis again returned to the Redcliffe Dolphins, retiring at the end of that season. He ended his Queensland Cup career with 70 tries and 34 goals from 111 games.[9] [10]
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2001 season[11]
| width=2% | Season | width=8% | Team | width=2% | Matches | width=2% | T | width=2% | G | width=2% | GK % | width=2% | F/G | width=2% | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | North Queensland | 17 | 5 | 21 | 72.4% | 0 | 62 | ||||||||
| Career totals | 17 | 5 | 21 | 72.4% | 0 | 62 | |||||||||
Leis' father, Peter, played centre for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the 1970s and 80s and represented Queensland seven times from 1974 - 77.[12] [13] The Dolphins annual Player of the Year medal is named in his honour.[14]