Jim Dymock
Personal information
Born	4 April 1972 (1972-04-04) (age 37)
	Sydney, Australia
Playing information
Height	179 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Position	Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1991–1992	Western Suburbs	31	8	0	0	32
1993–1995	Canterbury	71	12	0	0	48
1996–2000	Parramatta Eels	112	12	0	1	49
2001–2004	London Broncos	95	15	0	1	61
	Total	309	47	0	2	190
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1995	Tonga	2	0	0	0	0
1995–1996	Australia	5	0	0	0	0
1996–1998	New South Wales	6	1	0	0	4
Coaching information
Representative
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
2008–	Tonga	3	2	0	1	67
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Jim Dymock (born 4 April 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league international of Tongan heritage who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels and London Broncos. His preferred playing positions was either lock or five-eighth.

[edit] Playing career

Dymock began playing Rugby League as an Eastern Suburbs junior with Woolloomooloo Warriors and Paddington Colts. He then moved to the Zetland Magpies, a South Sydney junior club as a teenager, he represented Souths in their S.G. Ball and Jersey Flegg teams.

Dymock began his first-grade club career in 1991 at Western Suburbs, opposing Wally Lewis and scoring two tries in his debut. He played 31 times for the club, but was "glad to go" after troubles with his manager while at Wests. ^[1]

In 1993, Dymock joined Canterbury Bulldogs. During the 1995 season, Dymock, along with Dean Pay, Jason Smith and Jarrod McCracken reneged on their Australian Super League contracts, giving 'unfair inducement' as their reason which was later supported in the courts. Although Dymock chose to sign with the Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition, he remained with the Bulldogs for the 1995 season and contributed to the club's grand final win over Manly. Dymock won the Clive Churchill Medal for man-of-the-match.

Dymock joined the ARL-aligned Parramatta for the start of the 1996 season. He played for the Eels during the rest of the Super League war and the unification of the Super League and ARL into the current National Rugby League competition. He played 112 games for Parramatta between 1996-2000.

Dymock left the Eels and Australia at the end of 2000 season, he joined English Super League club London Broncos in time for the 2001 season. He enjoyed 4 seasons at the Broncos. He ended his playing career at the end of the 2004 season after playing 95 games for London.

[edit] Representative career

Dymock was selected to represent New South Wales as an interchange for all three games of the 1996 State of Origin series. In 1997, he was selected at five-eighth for games I and II of the 1997 series, scoring a try in game II and he was chosen to play at lock in game III of the 1998 State of Origin.

Dymock also played six times between 1995-1996 for Australia. He was part of the successful Australian squad that won the 1995 Rugby League World Cup in England.

[edit] Post-playing career

Dymock assisted head coach Ricky Stuart at the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He later returned to the Bulldogs where he is now an assistant. Dymock is also the head coach of the Tongan national rugby league team that has qualified for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[2]

[edit] References

• Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 9781877082931. 

[edit] External links

• Jim Dymock at the State of Origin official website.
• Jim Dymock Bulldogs Profile