Robert DiPierdomenico fondly know as ‘Dipper’ is a five-time Premiership winner (1978, 1983, 1986, 1988 & 1999) plus five night Premierships with the Hawthorn Football Club who won the highly prestigious Brownlow Medal in 1986.

Dipper played 240 AFL games in total. He patrolled the wings with flair and toughness. His courage was underlined in the 1989 Grand Final win over Geelong. He played out the Grand Final with a punctured lung, broken ribs and according to Dipper, two broken legs and malaria!! He is no doubt one of the great characters on the 1980’s.

In 2007, one of Dipper’s proudest moments was when he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

In retirement, Dipper developed into a national media personality via his work on the Seven Network. He is well known for his role as a ‘Boundary Rider’ and a panel member of The Sunday Footy Show. His ‘Boundary Rider’ work continued with Melbourne’s radio station 3AW entertaining fans each weekend with his great personality.