Jim Dymock - Playing Career

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.

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.

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