- Robert DiPierdomenico won five flags with Hawthorn
- Was caught on the dance floor in eye-opening clip
Footy icon Robert DiPierdomenico has opened up about what happened on the night he was filmed dancing like a much younger man in a nightclub clip that has gone viral among AFL fans.
The footage shows the 67-year-old tearing up the dance floor with his shirt unbuttoned halfway to his navel as he’s filmed by other revellers before he hugs the DJ who’s performing at the venue.
Footy supporters have gone wild for the footage, leaving comments like ‘this video is so iconic’, ‘this is 10/10’ and ‘the man is a national treasure’.
Now the five-time premiership champion and Brownlow Medal winner has revealed what prompted the wild video, which featured famous Aussie DJ Dom Dolla spinning the decks at one of Greece’s most famous islands.
‘I was in Mykonos, Dom was playing in Mykonos and found out I was there,’ DiPierdomenico explained.
‘He asked me to come and play.’
AFL icon Robert DiPierdomenico has revealed what happened on the night he was filmed dancing with a famous Aussie DJ in a Greek club (pictured)
The 67-year-old (pictured left) was called a ‘national treasure’ as footy fans lapped up the wild footage of his big night out
A quick look at Instagram shows he and his girlfriend Rebecca visited the famous European holiday destination in August last year, with the footy great’s partner referring to ‘vibrant parties that never end’ during their vacation.
‘Dipper’ is famed for his exuberant personality and has previously talked about how he and his Hawthorn teammates would party in nightclubs until 2am during his playing days.
However, life hasn’t been too kind to the Hawthorn great in recent times.
In January this year his son Dylan was jailed after admitting to 71 instances of fraudas he stole more than $140,000 from a former employer to fund his gambling addiction.
During Dylan’s case the court heard that his father played down the crime by saying ‘it was just money’.
DiPierdomenico – who split from his wife Cheryl in 2021 – has also suffered from serious health problems in recent years.
A urinary problem that required surgery saw him visiting the bathroom up to 40 times a dayand even forced him to wear adult nappies.
DiPierdomenico revealed top DJ Dom Dolla (pictured) found out he was holidaying on the Greek island of Mykonos and asked him to come to his show
‘Dipper’ won five premierships and the Brownlow Medal during his time with Hawthorn
‘I was going to the bathroom maybe four or five times and then it went to 10 or 12 times and then 30 or 40 and I did nothing about it,’ he admitted in 2023.
‘And then, of course, the pain started to come and then I had my operation and now I am 95 per cent back to where I was.
‘Incontinence is a big thing in Australia, so I thought I’d put my hand up and let you know that I’m one of those 1.5 million men who suffer from it, but through a few exercises, I’m back – I’m back big-time.’
In February this year DiPierdomenico opened up about another health problem that caused him severe pain, even compared to the long list of serious injuries he suffered during his 240-game career.
‘Compared to the pain of many of my sporting injuries, shingles was relentless. It put me out of action for nine days,’ he said.
‘It was horrible to experience personally, and I know some of my loved ones, like my partner and my mum, have also experienced the pain and discomfort of shingles.’
Dipper remains heavily involved with Hawthorn and appeared at a club fundraiser alongside fellow team legends Peter Knights and Peter Hudson last week.