Peter Dimond

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Playing Career

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

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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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
City vs Country Firsts 4 - 2   - 4 0 4 0 0.00% List
NRL 157 84 5   2 266 98 54 5 62.42% List
Interstate Matches 4 5 -   - 15 4 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 10 3 -   - 9 6 4 0 60.00% List
Test Series 10 3 -   - - 6 4 0 60.00% List
The Ashes 7 3 -   - 18 4 3 0 57.14% List
NRL Finals 11 3 -   - 9 5 6 0 45.45% List
City Cup 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Craven Mild Cup 25 6 -   - 18 15 6 4 60.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1958, 1962-64, 1966 10 3 -   - 9 6 4 0 60.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Country Firsts 1957, 1968-69 3 - 2   - 4 0 3 0 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1958 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1958, 1961, 1964 3 2 -   - 6 2 0 1 66.67% List
NSW Firsts 1958, 1962-63 6 5 -   - 15 4 2 0 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1967 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1957-1969 14 7 2   0 25 6 7 1 42.86% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1958 17 15 -   - 45 12 5 0 70.59% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1959 14 8 -   - 24 9 4 1 64.29% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1960 14 14 -   - 42 10 4 0 71.43% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1961 21 15 -   - 45 16 5 0 76.19% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1962 20 12 -   - 36 14 5 1 70.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1963 15 5 -   - 15 11 4 0 73.33% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1964 17 9 -   - 27 8 8 1 47.06% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1965 14 1 1   - 5 5 9 0 35.71% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1966 11 2 4   - 14 5 6 0 45.45% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1967 14 3 -   2 13 8 4 2 57.14% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1958-67 157 84 5   2 266 98 54 5 62.42% List

Your Say

  • roy horrigan
    12/04/2012

    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
    23/06/2015

    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
    22/04/2021

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

  • Peter Keep
    24/04/2021

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

  • Les Rogan
    28/11/2022

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

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