No. 9
Position: Wing
Career: 1975-91
Games: 240. Goals: 130
Premierships: 1978, 83, 86, 88, 89. Night premierships: 1985, 86, 88. Finals appearances: 24
Awards: Six-time interstate representative; 1986 Brownlow Medallist.

A character of the game who played the wings with unrivalled ferocity. Despite taking a few years to establish himself, ‘Dipper’ went on to become one of Hawthorn’s finest. Tall for a winger, DiPierdomenico was renowned for his courageous style and quickly became popular with the fans. In 1986 he tied for the Brownlow Medal with the Swans’ Greg Williams, and played a heroic role in the 1989 Grand Final, when he played part of the match with a punctured lung.