Dinatale was a talented junior footballer, twice winning the Morrish Medal (in 1974 and 1976) as the best and fairest player in the VFL under-19s competition.
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 227. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.