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

 

[Jobe Watson]

Once he gets those loopy shank kicks out of his game he'll be an elite player.

 

[yaco55]

Best game for the year.

Progressing nicely.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Been great all year. Took it to a new level tonight.

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Probably one of the best games I've seen him play. Couple of head in your hand moments but he looked everywhere tonight

 

[gO_bOmBeRz]

Haven't watched the replay of the game, but from level 4 he looked like B.O.G

 

[Knight Ryders]

He was BOG, Tom Harley off his ****ing tree.

#onetouch

 

[JDavey]

Beautiful to watch tonight, especially some of his marks going backwards. Only thing which I could criticise was a couple of times his defense efforts where a bit lack luster in terms of putting on pressure. A minor point in an otherwise amazing game!

 

[OzBomber]

Needs to get rid of the dopey hospital kicks. He's gonna kill a teammate one day. Stepped up in the final quarter for sure however.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

People called me a little crazy when I said we got the 2nd best player in the draft, he is elite, there are 6 clubs that are collectively banging their heads against the wall saying "how did we stuff this up". OP....yeah, what OP! Absolute gun, there is really no weakness, kicks goals, wins his own ball, can play outside, can play back/forward/mid.

 

[Zach Package]

I thought his overhead marking was spectacular on friday.

His game was exceptional in a lot of other ways, but took a few one grab clunks over his head, which was something we haven't really seen before, and to be honest I didn't think he was capable of that sort of stuff.


Bodes well for his ability to rest forward in the future at his height and size if he can clunk marks like that

 

[Childish Gambino]

Loved his game. All we can hear is crickets now from those who thought he was soft. Anything but...

 

[OzBomber]

Bloke sounds like he's baked whenever he does media commitments. He had no idea what was going on at one stage on Gameday this morning haha. Thankfully he's a decent footballer.

 

[DaSawx]

Marking a joy to watch at times also, certainly no Josh Hunt about that aspect of his game.

 

[Zach Package]

Bloke sounds like he's baked whenever he does media commitments. He had no idea what was going on at one stage on Gameday this morning haha. Thankfully he's a decent footballer.

Sounds and looks baked pretty much all the time

 

[kennerado]

Not much to do in Leongatha.

 

[Pweter]

Any word regarding the extent of his injury?

 

[Pevers-Legend]

Any word regarding the extent of his injury?

Either stress fractures or hot spots in foot.

Hopefully the latter, which hinders running, but can be managed. Former and he is gone till the preseason.

 

[Pweter]

Either stress fractures or hot spots in foot.

Hopefully the latter, which hinders running, but can be managed. Former and he is gone till the preseason.

Either way, that does not look good for the short term.

 

[Tommy08]

"a week by week proposition"

Apparently aggravated an old injury he had as a junior.

 

[yaco55]

Hurley had hot spots in 2011 and the club managed his injury well. he missed the odd game in the second half of the year, and has been fine since.

 

[daffo]

Can't see him playing this week.

 

[The Jet]

Dyson heppell to begin light training when essendon start 2014 pre-season training end of October

 

[DONatron]

Hopefully he will be back to full-bore training by Christmas or at least first week back from break.

Though he is gonna get massive as he puts it, in the time being.

 

[yaco55]

What is the actual injury ?

A foot stress fracture ?

 

[ollieemcdowall]

What is the actual injury ?

A foot stress fracture ?

He re-injured an old foot injury from his junior days. Think a bone in his foot is cracked