Dean Collis
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 centre.
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| Full name | Dean James Collis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1985 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Collis played his junior football with the Campbelltown Warriors. While attending Patrician Brothers 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 Sharks from the 2010 season.[4]
In September 2011 Collis signed a deal that saw him join the Super League playing for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats until 2015.
On 11 June 2015 it was announced that Collis would be leaving Wakefield Trinity Wildcats with immediate effect as he had a desire to return home due to family reasons.[5]
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
- "Dean Collis". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- Ben Horne (13 February 2010). "Collis hopeful of a return in round one". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- "Cronulla sign Wests Tigers centre Dean Collis to a two-year deal". Fox Sports News (Australia). 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- "Club statement". Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.