Andrew Leeds

Andrew Leeds

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Jacob Leeds
Born	(1964-09-19) 19 September 1964 Wentworthville, Australia
Playing information
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Position	Fullback, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1989–91	Parramatta Eels	44	6	82		188
1992	Penrith Panthers	19	3	41		94
1993–99	Western Suburbs	114	27	240	5	593
1995–96	Wakefield Trinity
	Total	177	36	363	5	875
Source: RLP

Andrew Leeds is an Australian former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s. He played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, and Wakefield Trinity primarily as a goal-kicking fullback, and has represented at national level for the Wallabies.

Playing career

Leeds played junior rugby union with the Northmead club, Merrylands JRU and James Ruse Agricultural High School.

Joining the Parramatta Two Blues, Leeds played in the 1985 and 1986 premiership winning sides, and went on to play for Sydney, New South Wales and Australia in 1986. Leeds made three tours with the Wallabies, appearing in fourteen tests, and played in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.

Converting to rugby league, Leeds joined the Parramatta Eels for the 1989 season. He spent 3 years with the Eels, but failed to perform when played at Centre or Five-eighth. After a year spent with the Penrith Panthers, Leeds joined Wests from 1993 onwards.

Leeds was a player with deceptive pace and skill. He was "safe, reliable and a match-winner with the boot." He scored over 500 points for the Magpies, often in under-performing teams, before announcing his retirement in 1999. He is the fourth highest point-scorer for the club.

Leeds later joined the Wests Tigers as their physiotherapist and rehab manager, and did similar unpaid work with the Two Blues As of 2012, Leeds was the Wests Tigers' longest serving employee, having missed only one game since the club started in 2000.

External links

• Andrew Leeds at RLP
• Andrew Leeds at NRL Stats