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

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

I remember when we drafted him and he stepped straight into the side.... the kid could play.

Can still play. Just keeps doing what he does. Doesn't lose too many contests and is generally good with the ball.

Is not getting overly exposed on pace so he may have a few more years left.

 

[DERO]

I remember when we drafted him and he stepped straight into the side.... the kid could play.

Can still play. Just keeps doing what he does. Doesn't lose too many contests and is generally good with the ball.

Is not getting overly exposed on pace so he may have a few more years left.

He has always been a bit slow. He is putting together a pretty solid year.

 

[jmoo wan]

i’d offer him another two years now before opposition comes sniffing

 

[fairbump_playon]

i’d offer him another two years now before opposition comes sniffing

I know Gold Coast is very interested. Might need to up it to 3.

 

[VelvetSledge]

He's a renaissance man

 

[Yoda_]

I know Gold Coast is very interested. Might need to up it to 3.

Hes a pretty loyal guy, I think he'd like to stay a 1-club player

 

[Nifft]

Hes a pretty loyal guy, I think he'd like to stay a 1-club player

 

[ant555]

Would be good if we could double his speed
Having a really good year . If he could run faster than 10km an hour he would be in the top 30 players in the comp.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Hepp's been fantastic with Ridley out injured. I think he will still have a fair bit to offer when he comes back too. He just needs to keep playing his role and it'll all come together. This has been his best season in a while.

 

[Yoda_]

Was good again today

 

[quotemokc]

Easily ahead of Lav and Kelly

 

[bommer16]

I’ll miss him when he hangs up the boots.

 

[katana]

he was OK, but a massive part of our inability to tranisition the ball out of defence. too slow, not confident enough in his kicking.

plays with a lot of guts mind.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Hepp was bloody good today. He's still B22 at the moment. (I am horribly biased)

 

[bommer16]

Was just interviewed on SEN. What a top bloke he is.

Talks about his season, his role and the back 6, going tall in yesterday’s game.
Also discusses Zach Merrett leadership and the team’s response after the port game, honourable mention to Sam Durham’s game of late. Talks about Brad and where Ess is heading this year and post football.

Full interview available on the SEN website.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

If we had played him as a half back intercepting player his whole career he could have been amazing.

Not referring to you directly, but I think people have forgotten how important and influential he was as a midfielder for all of those years. Without Jobe and Dyson in there, we would have been uncompetitive. Those two won us a lot of matches in the mid and late 2010’s.

 

[DERO]

 

[DERO]

Hepp was bloody good today. He's still B22 at the moment. (I am horribly biased)

Not at all. He has been very solid.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

His decision making is top shelf. Slow...yes, but playing very well.

Martin and Cox have made a few errors back there...just like Hepp used to do when when he moved from mid/wing. Most were saying he was cooked. Give these younger players a bit more time to get properly used to the backline and they will become rock solid as well.

 

[Cold Sober]

i’d offer him another two years now before opposition comes sniffing

I didn't think anyone drank more than me. lol.

 

[Cold Sober]

Hepps is not going to win us games but, he will save us games. Until someone decides to stand up and give us a more consistant option I for one will keep eating humble pie.

 

[Kong]

Has been surprisingly good this year.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Credit where credit is due, he is definitely putting his body on the line. Feels like he knows that his skills are fading but goes out there each game and leaves nothing behind and cops big hits.

Well done.

 

[carnthedons]

I was ready to bring out the screens but he’s working hard and doing the right things. Might try microwaving a steak in his honour.

 

[Ambrosia]

Reckon he’s due for a rest soon. He’s just too slow to carry anything