Jim Dymock
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Jim Dymock is an Australia
n former professional rugby league
international of Tonga
n heritage who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies
, Canterbury Bulldogs
, Parramatta Eels
and London Broncos. His preferred playing positions were lock and five-eighth.
He is currently the head coach of the Canterbury Bulldogs.
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
.
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.
at the 1994 Pacific Cup
and in 1995.
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
.
at the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He later returned to the Bulldogs. Dymock is also the head coach of the Tongan national rugby league team
that has qualified for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
. On 14 July, Jim Dymock was announced as the Bulldogs new head coach, after Kevin Moore
stood down from the position.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
international of Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
n heritage who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
, Canterbury Bulldogs
Canterbury Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
, Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
and London Broncos. His preferred playing positions were lock and five-eighth.
He is currently the head coach of the Canterbury Bulldogs.
Playing career
Dymock began playing Rugby League as an Eastern Suburbs juniorSydney Roosters Juniors
The Sydney Roosters Juniors is officially known as the Eastern Suburbs District Junior Rugby League . It is an affiliation of junior clubs in the Eastern Suburbs area, covering the Woollahra and Waverley local government areas , the northern parts of the Randwick LGA and also the eastern areas of...
with Woolloomooloo Warriors and Paddington Colts. He then moved to the Zetland
Zetland
Zetland can refer to:Places* Zetland, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia* Zetland, an archaic spelling of ShetlandOther* Marquess of Zetland* Zetland Lifeboat* A type of Zony that's a cross between a male zebra and a female Shetland pony...
Magpies, a South Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
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
Wally Lewis
Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. Currently a commentator of the sport, he is widely regarded as the greatest rugby league player of all time...
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
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
.
In 1993, Dymock joined Canterbury Bulldogs. During the 1995 season, Dymock, along with Dean Pay
Dean Pay
Dean Pay is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels, New South Wales and for the Australian national side....
, Jason Smith and Jarrod McCracken
Jarrod McCracken
Jarrod McCracken is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team and is the son of New Zealand rugby league international, Ken McCracken...
reneged on their Australian Super League
Super League war
The Super League war is the common name given to the corporate dispute that was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s between the Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation-backed Super League and the Kerry Packer and Optus Vision-backed Australian Rugby League organisations over broadcasting...
contracts, giving 'unfair inducement' as their reason which was later supported in the courts. Although Dymock chose to sign with the Australian Rugby League
Australian Rugby League
The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League...
(ARL) competition, he remained with the Bulldogs for the 1995 season and contributed to the club's grand final win over Manly
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
. Dymock won the Clive Churchill Medal
Clive Churchill Medal
The Clive Churchill Medal has been presented to the man-of-the-match of the National Rugby League's annual Grand Final match ever since the 1986 season. The award was created to honour Clive Churchill, one of the greatest rugby league players in Australian history, following his death in 1985...
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
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
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
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
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.
Representative career
Dymock represented TongaTonga national rugby league team
The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...
at the 1994 Pacific Cup
1994 Pacific Cup
-Group B:-Finals:-Semi Finals:-Third place playoff:-Final:...
and in 1995.
Dymock was selected to represent New South Wales as an interchange for all three games of the 1996 State of Origin
1996 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1996 State of Origin series was the 15th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
series. In 1997, he was selected at five-eighth for games I and II of the 1997 series
1997 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1997 Rugby league State of Origin series was the 16th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
, scoring a try in game II and he was chosen to play at lock in game III of the 1998 State of Origin
1998 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1998 Rugby league State of Origin series was the 17th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
.
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
Rugby League World Cup
The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by members of the Rugby League International Federation . It has been held nearly once every 4 years on average since its inaugural tournament in France in 1954...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Post-playing career
Dymock assisted head coach Ricky StuartRicky Stuart
Ricky Stuart is an Australian rugby league football coach and former player of the 1980s and 90s. He is currently the head coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team, having replaced Craig Bellamy following a fifth consecutive failure in the 2010 series...
at the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He later returned to the Bulldogs. Dymock is also the head coach of the Tongan national rugby league team
Tonga national rugby league team
The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...
that has qualified for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
. On 14 July, Jim Dymock was announced as the Bulldogs new head coach, after Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore
For the blues singer, see Keb' Mo'.Kevin Moore is a keyboardist, vocalist and composer and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock supergroup O.S.I. and has composed film soundtracks...
stood down from the position.