Retired #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

 

[eth-dog]

Why do people sook endlessly about long hair. Who seriously gives a flying **** about how the blokes hair looks. I'll never understand the amount of whinging and sooking I hear and read about it..

Plus Hepp A looks ****ing weird without the dreads. Every time I see him play it's like, "Hey that was really good by 59, who is that again... Wait it's Heppell." Give me dreaded Heppells.

 

[onthemove77]

Why do people sook endlessly about long hair. Who seriously gives a flying **** about how the blokes hair looks. I'll never understand the amount of whinging and sooking I hear and read about it..

To be honest I don't give a flying **** what you think about to be brutally honest!

 

[yaco55]

You can't just use a subjective award and then write "enough said" to end a discussion, the facts are every second possession Heppell had was ineffective and of the other 50% plenty of them were to terrible options.

You should re-watch the game and rounds 1-3, his ball use & decision making has been absolutely terrible which is simply not good enough

I've said it - Heppell's attack on the ball set the tempo for the team's attitude in the game against Power - You are welcome to take it up with the two coaches .

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Plus Hepp A looks ******* weird without the dreads. Every time I see him play it's like, "Hey that was really good by 59, who is that again... Wait it's Heppell." Give me dreaded Heppells.

Being I rarely get to VFL games live, last Saturday was the first time I've seen him without dreads and the commentators kept saying Heppell and I kept thinking "Which one? I can't see him."

 

[HirdsTheWord]

dont give a rats **** what he looks like as long as he sorts out his kicking efficiency.

it is putrid at the moment.

Couldn't hit the side of a barn at 15m out.

 

[Loonerty]

My god this thread hurt me to read

 

[DapperJong]

My god this thread hurt me to read

Mate I don't give a ****!!! To be honest!

 

[mayhem20202]

I'm old fashioned and from a different generation, private schools don't allow it, police force, and to be honest mate know business would employ a senior manager presenting that way. What happens if there's a few seconds left on the clock the game is tied he's leading up for a mark and the hair gets in his eyes and drops the mark?

Or, if he gets a banana peel stuck in his beard and it falls out, under his feet and he does his knee and is out for the year? I see your point, time for a clip and a shave......


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[zahoorahkis]

Plonk him on the HBF. Give as much midfield time to the youngsters as possible.

 

[Who are ya]

Constantly looks like he’s running through treacle, worst left foot kick I’ve seen in a long time. Mediocre player captaining a mediocre football team. Sums up the footy club since 2003 to be honest.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

He must’ve played “ordinary” because he didn’t have a shave. Far from one of our worst today.

 

[TheGrizz]

Tried hard.
His skills are down but he is one of a few who are having a crack

 

[zahoorahkis]

Tried hard.
His skills are down but he is one of a few who are having a crack

If that was enough to cut it, Henry Slattery would still be on the list.

This is the captain FFS!

 

[Summer Nights]

Needs to do more inspirational acts.

 

[EnolaGay]

I think our poor start to the season is weighing heavily on him. Hopefully the making of him, Cotchin-like.

 

[Bombermania]

Why do people sook endlessly about long hair. Who seriously gives a flying **** about how the blokes hair looks. I'll never understand the amount of whinging and sooking I hear and read about it..

The issue with the hair is that Hepp looks more like a beach bum than a professional footballer and captain of the Essendon FC. The Essendon FC has always been a bit more clean cut than a few clubs although our supporters are a diverse group.

The hair plays into the image of how he goes about his footy, which is a bit unfair but that is how things tend to go when the side isn't traveling that well.

 

[Foxx]

Ah now i see why he fell to pick 12.

 

[Doss]

It was pick 8.

 

[blitzer]

Started well and faded badly in the second half. We need more from our captain.

Its weird how bad his disposal has been this year. I remember his first year, he barely ever missed targets and used to have all the time in the world to dispose of the ball. Hard to reconcile with the current Heppell.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

I think our poor start to the season is weighing heavily on him. Hopefully the making of him, Cotchin-like.

cotchins a DH

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Interesting no happy go lucky Heppel this time.

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2018-04-29/btv-rd-6-dyson-heppell-postgame

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Interesting no happy go lucky Heppel this time.

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2018-04-29/btv-rd-6-dyson-heppell-postgame

love heppels attitude but he needs a fire lit under his ass somewhat urgently.

Hoping for their fortunes to "turn" is very lackluster. They need to get hungry and fast.

 

[jmoo wan]

Interesting no happy go lucky Heppel this time.

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2018-04-29/btv-rd-6-dyson-heppell-postgame

 

[schmuttt]

Didn't think he was that bad today, one of the few mids who fired a shot.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Didn't think he was that bad today, one of the few mids who fired a shot.

He was better today than he has been, but has been well below what we know he can be so far this year.

The problem is, he’s not really an inside midfielder or someone who defends well but he is having to play in a position where he needs to do both while feeling the burden of having to carry the team on his back being captain.

I think we’ll get the best out of his skills if we use him in a position to utilise his best asset, reading the play.