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
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- The Ashes
- 1963/1964, 1966
- Test Series
- France vs Australia 1963/64
- Interstate Series
- 1958, 1963
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1967
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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 2 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | 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 | - | 28 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Test Series | 3 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 157 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 266 | 98 | 54 | 5 | 62.42% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 25 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 222 | 112 | 7 | 2 | 354 | 154 | 90 | 9 | 69.37% | List | |||||
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 | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Southern Division | 1957 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Overall | 1957-1969 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Wests Archives, Tim Costello
Your Say
12 Apr 2012 7:58pm
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.
23 Jun 2015 9:39am
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.
22 Apr 2021 1:03pm
Best winger ever His fight with mad Mike Sullivan Aus cub in 1958 was fantastic
24 Apr 2021 8:15pm
Peter will be remembered as the toughest backline player in the greatest era of domestic State and International Rugby League.
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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