AFL Player #21: Dyson Heppell - Goodnight, sweet prince. What a legend! 🤙 - 24/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 27, Highly Evolved

 

[Shanghaistu]

Might this board get it's wish?

Out: Kelly

It really does seem like a token gesture given we're playing over 1700km from home and on an absolute hiding to nothing.

No way it’s Kelly - he’s the quintessential Scott favourite player template - ie, older, slow and stagnant. Roberts has to be the one to come out

 

[BrunoV]

Kelly may suck but he is the 'hardest' Essendon player by a long way. Whether that translates into anything meaningful is hard to say but you can at least point to it as a reason. Heppell, on the other hand, is like that John Hamm character in 30 rock.

It is like no one has been honest with him in his career.

I think it was the Hird anointing.

 

[P Money]

Really don't see the issue with this.

Coach/selection committee view is he's not best 22. Don't play him when finals are still a live option (however unlikely) is the right call. Season is over, they can't make finals, give the guy a farewell game. Shame it's not a Melbourne game but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

Good on ya Dise, enjoy it then enjoy retirement.

 

[Nifft]

Really don't see the issue with this.

Coach/selection committee view is he's not best 22. Don't play him when finals are still a live option (however unlikely) is the right call. Season is over, they can't make finals, give the guy a farewell game. Shame it's not a Melbourne game but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

Good on ya Dise, enjoy it then enjoy retirement.

I agree. It's a dead rubber, it doesn't really matter if he's playing or not.

And if it's true that there were some players sooking it up last week then hopefully they can enjoy their farewell game as well.

 

[Kong]

He should've played reserves. A call up after that would be far easier to stomach.

yeah but leader

 

[Bjchan13]

Kelly may suck but he is the 'hardest' Essendon player by a long way. Whether that translates into anything meaningful is hard to say but you can at least point to it as a reason. Heppell, on the other hand, is like that John Hamm character in 30 rock.

It is like no one has been honest with him in his career.

I think it was the Hird anointing.

No, i think Caldwell and Durham have already overtaken him. Maybe when he first arrived he was up there, but he's fallen away after the concussions. Still think Laverde had him covered.

Agree on Heppell, no ones told him and no idea how to read the room himself either.

 

[Bjchan13]

Really don't see the issue with this.

Coach/selection committee view is he's not best 22. Don't play him when finals are still a live option (however unlikely) is the right call. Season is over, they can't make finals, give the guy a farewell game. Shame it's not a Melbourne game but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

Good on ya Dise, enjoy it then enjoy retirement.

He's now taking game time away from someone thats not retiring for what reason?

There is a benefit in getting minutes into players that will be a part of the future.

What benefit of a retired Heppell playing in Brisbane is there?

 

[Phone]

Kelly may suck but he is the 'hardest' Essendon player by a long way. Whether that translates into anything meaningful is hard to say but you can at least point to it as a reason. Heppell, on the other hand, is like that John Hamm character in 30 rock.

It is like no one has been honest with him in his career.

I think it was the Hird anointing.

it's really easy to say "it doesn't". i just did it. it was easy.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Kelly may suck but he is the 'hardest' Essendon player by a long way. Whether that translates into anything meaningful is hard to say but you can at least point to it as a reason. Heppell, on the other hand, is like that John Hamm character in 30 rock.

It is like no one has been honest with him in his career.

I think it was the Hird anointing.

Kelly is not the “hardest” player on our list at all, Caldwell and Durham comfortably ahead. I’d say even Heppell has him covered for attack on the pill. His rig and lack of talent sucks people in to thinking he must be the tough enforcer (but he ain’t…).

 

[nipst@r]

Wish him well, football clubs are places of optimism so looks like we legitimately still thought we were a chance last week.

Career deserves farewell game but also part of me says suck it up about playing away as if you wanted a proper one you should have played 2s.

I'd still love to know why he didn't or someone ask him but it's a minor blight on a great club man who gave his all most weeks and seemed like a good bloke.

 

[nipst@r]

Kelly is not the “hardest” player on our list at all, Caldwell and Durham comfortably ahead. I’d say even Heppell has him covered for attack on the pill. His rig and lack of talent sucks people in to thinking he must be the tough enforcer (but he ain’t…).

Durham no.1, then caldwell, laverde.

Redman, draper, merret Pretty consistent with attack on contest.

Think caddy is pretty hard/courageous as he flys for everything in the air.

 

[eddie_punchclock]

If he lands on Mofra's list this year I'm going to hit the roof

 

[BrunoV]

Kelly is not the “hardest” player on our list at all, Caldwell and Durham comfortably ahead. I’d say even Heppell has him covered for attack on the pill. His rig and lack of talent sucks people in to thinking he must be the tough enforcer (but he ain’t…).

Caldwell and Durham would break themselves on Kelly.

 

[faible]

it's really easy to say "it doesn't". i just did it. it was easy.

It's a bit like the written version of Dermott. Why use two words when 200 will suffice?

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Caldwell and Durham would break themselves on Kelly.

Spare me.

 

[faible]

Not sure how this hasn’t been posted

 

[Lore]

Not sure how this hasn’t been posted

 

[Harlequin]

Thanks Hepp

 

[TylerDurden]

I just love this bloke. As a human.

 

[The Donners]

All the best with his next gig.

Please don’t be at Essendon. Go somewhere else and maybe come back in 5-10 years.

 

[faible]

34 disposals, nice way to go out.

 

[DERO]

34 disposals, nice way to go out.

Thanks Hodgey

 

[Foxx]

34 disposals, nice way to go out.

Would have been good last week.

 

[DERO]

Mods, please ban any prick that dares to post anything negative in here from here on in.

 

[Mootsy]

played a pearler in his last game, can't ask for much more.