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.
The passage describes Dimattina's entry into the Australian Football League (AFL), highlighting his selection by the Footscray Football Club (later Western Bulldogs) during the 1995 Pre-season draft and his debut in the late stages of that same year.