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{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Jim Leis
|fullname       = Jim Leis
|image          =  
|caption        =  
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|10|10}}
|birth_place    = [[New South Wales]], Australia 
|height         =  
|weight         =  
|position       = {{Rlp|LK}}
|club1          = [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]]
|year1start     = 1980
|year1end       = 82
|appearances1   = 55
|tries1         = 16
|goals1         = 0
|fieldgoals1    = 0
|points1        = 48
|club2          = [[Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club|Canterbury]]
|year2start     = 1983
|year2end       = 85
|appearances2   = 25
|tries2         = 2
|goals2         = 0
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 8
|club3          = [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]]
|year3start     = 1986
|year3end       = 87
|appearances3   = 9
|tries3         = 1
|goals3         = 0
|fieldgoals3    = 0
|points3        = 4
|retired        = yes
|teamA          = [[New South Wales state rugby league team|New South Wales]]
|yearAstart     = 1980
|yearAend       =  
|appearancesA   = 1
|triesA         = 0
|goalsA         = 0
|fieldgoalsA    = 0
|pointsA        = 0
|teamB          = [[New South Wales Country rugby league team|NSW Country]]
|yearBstart     = 1984
|yearBend       =  
|appearancesB   = 1
|triesB         = 0
|goalsB         = 0
|fieldgoalsB    = 0
|pointsB        = 0
|source         =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jim-leis/summary.html|title=Jim Leis – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
|new            = yes
|updated        =  4 July 2019
}}

'''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 Magpies|Western Suburbs]] for three seasons between 1980 and 1982, [[Bulldogs (NRL team)|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 state rugby league team|New South Wales]] in the 2nd state of residence game, and kept his place at {{rlp|lk}} for the inaugural [[1980 Rugby League State of Origin game|State of Origin]] game in 1980. In the same year he was selected to tour [[New Zealand]] with the [[Australian Kangaroos|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/ |title=Home |publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westsmagpies.com.au/the-archives/first-grade-players/|title=Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players|website=Wests Magpies}}</ref>

Leis was named at lock in the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] Team of the Eighties.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

Starting his career in the country, Leis is a supporter promoting rugby league in country regions.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{New South Wales - Inaugural State of Origin team}}
{{Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Eighties}}

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[[Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players]]
[[Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from New South Wales]]
[[Category:Rugby league locks]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs Magpies players]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]]


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