[3] Due to his employment, he had to move to the country in 1962 and began playing for the Wangaratta Rovers and he won their best and fairest in 1962.
[4][2] He was runner up in the 1963 Ovens & Murray Football League best and fairest award, the Morris Medal to former Collingwood premiership player, Ken Bennett.
[5] Leydin briefly returned to Essendon in 1964 and after adding just one more game to his VFL tally, finished the season at Brunswick.
His time with Brunswick included a stint as captain and ended when he joined the Doutta Stars as captain-coach in 1972.
[7] Leydin won the Wangaratta & District Cricket Association's A. Grade batting average and aggregate in 1962/63 and 1963/64.