Paul Dimattina

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Paul Dimattina
Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-11-22) 22 November 1974
Original team	Richmond/Sandringham
Debut	Round 18, 6 August 1995, Footscray v. Carlton, at Optus Oval
Height/Weight	180cm / 84kg
Playing career¹
Western Bulldogs (1995–2003) 131 games, 56 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2003 season.
Career highlights

Paul Dimattina (born 22 November 1974), the son of former Richmond rover Frank Dimattina, is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Having played for Richmond in 1992, and the VFA team Sandringham, Dimattina debuted in 1995 with the Footscray Football Club (later Western Bulldogs), Dimattina was a solid possession winner for the Bulldogs throughout his career. He played 131 games for the Bulldogs until he was delisted at the end of the 2003 season.

Post AFL career

In 2005, Dimattina moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland where he played with the Southport Sharks. He scored six goals and best afield in the Queensland State League Grand Final before retiring from the Sharks and returning to Melbourne.

Post Football

Following his football career, Dimattina became involved in the hospitality industry. He currently co-owns Dimattina's restaurant in Lygon Street, Carlton as well as the popular Blue Train cafe at Southgate in Southbank, Victoria and two restaurants on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

External links

Paul Dimattina's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
Paul Dimattina's statistics from AFL Tables

1991 AFL National Draft

1. John Hutton
2. Marcus Seecamp
3. Darren Kowal
4. Andrew McGovern
5. Jason Norrish
6. Paul Burton
7. Jeremy Guard
8. Michael Symons
9. Stephen O'Reilly
10. Andrew Lamprill
11. Leigh Willison
12. Rob Malone
13. Shane Crawford
14. Fabian Francis
15. Kieran O'Dwyer
16. Daniel Metropolis
17. Anthony Cole
18. Matthew Hogg
19. Phil Gilbert
20. Brett Cook
21. Willie Dick
22. Simon Crawshay
23. Mathew McKay
24. Kane Morphett
25. Steven Davies
26. Ben Herrald
27. Terry Board
28. Cale O'Keefe
29. Matthew Connell
30. Kane Purcell
31. Hayden Kilmartin
32. Micah Berry
33. Paul Morrish
34. Tim Leng
35. Darryl Donald
36. Jason Dullard
37. Ryan O'Connor
38. Jamie Rundle
39. Richard Taylor
40. Nick White
41. Todd Curley
42. Peter Freeman
43. David Strooper
44. Brett Sholl
45. Gary Barrow
46. Bruno Italiano
47. Glenn Manton
48. Kevin Mitchell
49. Todd Hawes
50. Bruce Hando
51. Shaun Brooker
52. Mathew Henderson
53. Alistair Gray
54. Leigh Snooks
55. Glenn Hoffman
56. Andrew Dunkley
57. Anthony McDonald
58. Justin Pickering
59. Greg Turner
60. James Billington
61. Michael Addison
62. Peter Maclean
63. Brendan Bower
64. Chris Barrett
65. Heath Shephard
66. Nick Roney
67. Shane Ellen
68. Mathew Bell
69. Brad Sholl
70. Jon Lister
71. Luke Chambers
72. Michael Shields
73. Cameron Burke
74. Brendan Krummel
75. Travis Edmonds
76. Matt Rendell
77. Jay Burton
78. Mathew Dickson
79. Bevan Smillie
80. Damian Ryan
81. Brendan Barrows
82. Scott Morrison
83. Peter Jacks
84. Alistair Burke
85. John Kennedy
86. Jamie Madigan
87. Sam Jones
88. Aiden Bussell
89. Paul Dimattina

Persondata
Name	Dimattina, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	22 November 1974
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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