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Peter Dimond

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Peter James Dimond
Born
Monday, 28th November, 1938
Died
Wednesday, 21st April, 2021 (Aged 82 years and 144 days)
Place Of Birth
Dapto, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Craig Dimond
Brother
Bobby Dimond

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1963/64, 1966
Test Series
1963/64 France vs Australia
Interstate Series
1958, 1963
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1967

Biography

Bullock-like centre/winger emulated the deeds of older brother Bobby Dimond when, as a teenager, represented Australia in all three Tests against Great Britain in 1958. Originally from Dapto Dimond joined Wests in 1958 and was a devastating runner with the strength of a forward. He played in all four of the club’s grand final losses to St George (1957 & 1961-63), the first of these at five-eighth. A 1963-64 Kangaroo, Dimond played in all six Tests on tour - the highlight being his two tries in the 50-12 ‘Swinton Massacre’ that secured the Ashes. He made one more Test appearance, in the deciding Third Test against Great Britain in 1966, and produced a typically powerful display to help Australia retain the Ashes. Dimond, who holds the career record for tries with Wests (84t), saw out his career with Souths Newcastle and finally Maitland. In 1969 he represented Country and was still playing in the Newcastle competition well into the early 1970s.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 10 - 10 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 6 4 - 60.00% List
The Ashes 2 7 - 7 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - 1 - 2 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 27 1 28 17-17 -     - - 51 - - - 20 8 - 71.43% List
Test Series 3 10 - 10 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 6 4 - 60.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 2 4 - 4 5-5 -     - - 15 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 3 1 4 --- 2     - - 4 - - 1 - 4 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 5 2 7 2-2 2     - - 10 - - 1 2 4 1 28.57% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 2 1 3 5-5 -     - - 15 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 157 - 157 84-84 5     2 2 266 - - 2 98 54 5 62.42% List
NRL Finals - 11 - 11 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 5 6 - 45.45% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Preseason Cup - 25 - 25 6-6 -     - - 18 - - - 15 6 4 60.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  222 3 225 114-114 7     2 2 360 - - 4 139 76 10 61.78% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1958, 1962-64, 1966   10 - 10 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 6 4 - 60.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Southern Division 1957   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1957, 1968-69   3 - 3 --- 2     - - 4 - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1958   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1958, 1961, 1964   2 1 3 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 2 - 1 66.67% List
NSW Firsts 1958, 1962-63   6 - 6 5-5 -     - - 15 - - 1 4 2 - 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1967   - 1 1 --- -     - - - - - 1 - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19581958 NSWRFL   17 - 1715-15 -     - - 45 - - - 12 5 - 70.59% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19591959 NSWRFL   14 - 148-8 -     - - 24 - - - 9 4 1 64.29% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19601960 NSWRFL   14 - 1414-14 -     - - 42 - - - 10 4 - 71.43% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19611961 NSWRFL   21 - 2115-15 -     - - 45 - - - 16 5 - 76.19% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19621962 NSWRFL   20 - 2012-12 -     - - 36 - - - 14 5 1 70.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19631963 NSWRFL   15 - 155-5 -     - - 15 - - - 11 4 - 73.33% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19641964 NSWRFL   17 - 179-9 -     - - 27 - - - 8 8 1 47.06% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19651965 NSWRFL   14 - 141-1 1     - - 5 - - 1 5 9 - 35.71% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19661966 NSWRFL   11 - 112-2 4     - - 14 - - - 5 6 - 45.45% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19671967 NSWRFL   14 - 143-3 -     2 2 13 - - 1 8 4 2 57.14% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Suburbs 1958-67   157 - 157 84-84 5     2 2 266 - - 2 98 54 5 62.42% List

Your Say

  • roy horrigan
    12 Apr 2012 8:58pm

    what a fearsome but great player this bloke was.
    no sidestep,went right over the top of opponents.
    was out the old sports ground for i think a city v country game when he flattened father cootes and was sent off.the crowd booed him all the way.dont think peter lost any sleep over it.had a great record against the poms.a man as tough as they come.a success in any era.

  • Glenn Giese
    23 Jun 2015 10:39am

    I first saw Peter in 1958 at the old Pratten Park, at Ashfield, and I was 11 years old.
    Peter was, and still is, the greatest rugby league winger to ever don a rugby league jersey. Many thanks Peter, for all my boyhood memories of what the great game was once all about.

  • Stevebest
    22 Apr 2021 2:03pm

    Best winger ever His fight with mad Mike Sullivan Aus cub in 1958 was fantastic

  • Peter Keep
    24 Apr 2021 9:15pm

    Peter will be remembered as the toughest backline player in the greatest era of domestic State and International Rugby League.

  • Les Rogan
    28 Nov 2022 5:06pm

    My best memories of Pete was when he lined up against Billy Boston, you could feel the Ground Move !

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Sources: RFL Player Registers, News Reports