 Later in the week, he would win his third Premiership medallion as the Hawks defeated Carlton by 42 points.Late in the first quarter of the 1989 VFL Grand Final, DiPierdomenico was running backwards to take a mark when he was met solidly from behind by Geelong star Gary Ablett.The force of the collision broke several of DiPierdomenico's ribs and punctured one of his lungs.