Brian Leys

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Brian Leys
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-02-07) 7 February 1968 (age 56)
Original team(s) Trafalgar
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1988–1994 Richmond 110 (19)
1995–1999 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 91
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999.
Career highlights
  • Port Adelaide premierships (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian Leys (born 7 February 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Leys, a defender from Trafalgar, played seven seasons for Richmond, from 1988 to 1994.[1][2] He spent the next stage of his career in South Australia, playing with SANFL club Port Adelaide, mainly as a centre half back.[3] In his five seasons at Port Adelaide he was member of four premiership teams, in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999.[3]

In November 2009, Leys was appointed Chief Executive of the Perth Football Club.[4] Leys returned to Port Adelaide in 2012, as general manager.[3] He resigned from his role in May 2013, for family reasons.[5] In 2016 he returned to coaching as the coach of the Glenunga Rams Football Club, a Adelaide Football League team. In his second season coaching the Rams he steered them to a premiership.

From 2007 onward has been answering to the moniker ‘Mit Moo’.

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Brian Leys
  3. ^ a b c "Premiership Magpie Returns As General Manager". Port Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Brian Leys appointed new Demons chief". In My Community. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  5. ^ The Advertiser, "Brian Leys resigns", 30 May 2013
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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1995 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 13.16 (94) defeated Central Districts 6.10 (46), at Football Park
  • 1. Ginever (c)
  • 4. Fiacchi
  • 5. Leys
  • 7. Delaney
  • 8. Anderson
  • 9. Darcy
  • 10. Williams
  • 11. Hodges
  • 13. R. Smith
  • 15. Wilson
  • 22. Malakellis
  • 26. Foster
  • 28. D. Smith
  • 29. West
  • 30. Poole
  • 32. Northeast
  • 33. Mead
  • 36. Carter
  • 40. Malakellis
  • 41. Waterhouse
  • 46. Francis
Coach: Cahill
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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1996 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 11.14 (80) defeated Central Districts 6.8 (44), at Football Park
Coach: Williams
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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1998 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) defeated Sturt 9.12 (66), at Football Park; crowd 44,838
Coach: Williams
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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1999 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 14.17 (101) defeated Sturt 14.9 (93), at Football Park; crowd 39,135
Coach: Williams