Paul Dimattina

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Paul Dimattina

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|11|22}}

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| originalteam = Sandringham Zebras(VFA)/Marcellin College

| debutdate = Round 18, 6 August 1995

| debutteam = Footscray

| debutopponent = Carlton

| debutstadium = Princes Park

| height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on|frac=2}}

| weight = {{convert|84|kg|stlb lb}}

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| statsend = 2003

| years1 = 1995–2003

| club1 = Western Bulldogs

| games_goals1 = 131 (56)

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Paul Dimattina (born 22 November 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented {{AFL WB}} in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dimattina is of Italian descent and the son of former fruiterer Frank Dimattina.{{cite news|url=http://theage.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/iconic-italian-restaurant-dimattinas-passed-in-20141029-11dp9e.html|title=Iconic Italian restaurant DiMattina's passed in|date=29 October 2014|website=The Age|first=Emily |last=Power}}

Dimattina played for Richmond at Under 19 level as a 16 year in 1991{{cite journal|page=22|url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/129712|issue=Elimination Final|year=1991|journal=Football Record|title=Melbourne vs Richmond Team List}} and was drafted by them with the final selection in the 1991 AFL draft. He played reserves football for them in 1992, but never played an AFL game for Richmond. During 1993 and 1994 he played for Victorian Football Association (VFA) team Sandringham, as well as some games for the Carlton and Essendon reserves teams. Drafted by the Footscray Football Club (later Western Bulldogs) with the 26th selection in the 1995 Pre-season draft, Dimattina made his AFL debut late in the 1995 season. Dimattina was a high 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/29/1067233253593.html| title=Blues may move on Dimattina|first=Stephen |last=Rielly|date=30 October 2003}}