1. Jim Dymock was born on 4 April 1972 and is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the assistant coach of the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.
Jim Dymock then embarked on a coaching career, becoming head coach of the Tongan national team.
Jim Dymock spent the latter part of the 2011 NRL season as head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and has been an assistant coach at the Sydney Roosters, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
Jim Dymock began playing rugby league as an Eastern Suburbs junior with Woolloomooloo Warriors and then Paddington Colts.
Jim Dymock then switched to the South Sydney juniors competition.
Jim Dymock played for Zetland Magpies alongside players such as Jim Serdaris and Terry Hill who went on to make First Grade.
Jim Dymock began his first-grade club career in the 1991 NSWRL season at the Western Suburbs Magpies, opposing Wally Lewis and scoring two tries in his debut.
Jim Dymock played 31 times for the club, but was "glad to go" after troubles with his manager while at Wests.
Jim Dymock joined the ARL-aligned Parramatta for the start of the 1996 season.
Jim Dymock was selected to represent New South Wales as an interchange for all three games of the 1996 State of Origin series.
Jim Dymock 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.
Jim Dymock played 112 games for Parramatta between 1996 and 2000, leaving the Eels and Australia at the end of 2000 season.
Jim Dymock joined English Super League club London Broncos in time for the 2001 season.
Jim Dymock ended his playing career at the end of the 2004 season after playing 95 games for London.
Jim Dymock represented Tonga at the 1994 Pacific Cup and in 1995.
Jim Dymock played six times between 1995 and 1996 for Australia.
Jim Dymock was part of the successful Australian squad that won the 1995 Rugby League World Cup in England.
Jim Dymock assisted head coach Ricky Stuart at the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Jim Dymock was the head coach of the Tongan national rugby league team that played in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
On 14 July 2011, Jim Dymock was announced as the Canterbury club's new head coach, after Kevin Moore stood down from the position.
However, on 14 November 2011, Jim Dymock was replaced by Des Hasler.