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

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Elite. In the literal sense of the word, not the Luke Darcy sense.

 

[Yoda_]

Elite. In the literal sense of the word, not the Luke Darcy sense.

Where does he rate in the league?

Top 20 in the league now?

 

[Ben the Gooner]

You can make a case for about 40 players to be in the top 20 tbh.

 

[eth-dog]

I have him in the top 25 mids, which is about top 40

 

[Parkerman]

I intruded in your match review thread last week to say how impressed I was with him against us. Just superb again last night.

Pendlebury is a good comparison. I also see Simon Black in him. Inside, outside, quick hands, elite disposal, one paced but non stop running, all left foot, good looks! Does he surf?

Whatever happens, he just gets on with his game. He seems to have a really good, even temperament.

 

[Loonerty]

Watching the game at the ground last week, it really was amazing how well he reads the ball off the tap.

Can't believe it's only his 4th season.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

4th season... one of the brownlow favourites, nuff said.

 

[Bomberblitzer]

Top 5 Brownlow finish is a real possibility.

 

[Kakkle]

Into $16 now.

 

[JDavey]

Can my man love for Dyson Heppell grow any stronger? So happy to have his number on my jersey.

 

[BrunoV]

I feel like such a dick for being so critical two months or so ago.

His footy in Watson's absence has been next level.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

I feel like such a dick for being so critical two months or so ago.

His footy in Watson's absence has been next level.

Don't, because there's a massive step up between the first half of this year and the second. Massive.

 

[Loonerty]

Yeah I was critical of him as well, he has absolutely stepped it up.

 

[Drummer_19]

His kicking has been a lot flatter in general which I think is helping him a ton, much less loopy kicks getting cut off.

 

[Jade]

Will come home in a rush at the Brownlow - top 5 not out of the question at all.

 

[Yoda_]

Just spent an hour arguing that he is 'elite' even though he doesn't kick enough goals (6).

*bangs head against wall

 

[blitzer]

Heppell has been sensational in Watson's absence. I'm hoping he will be able to maintain his level once he's no longer the "main man" so to speak. What i like most about Heppell is the guy never plays a bad game.

Also i think his ball use and decision making is improving too - which doesn't surprise me greatly. I remember how good it was in his first season (playing on half back flank admittedly) and we knew he had it in him but its a lot harder when you have a tagger hanging off you in the clinches so its taken him some time to get there.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Said he was the 2nd best player in his draft, called it then. We have our next captain and could easily win 1-2 Brownlows. Just knows how to find the ball.

 

[calyam]

The loss of Watson may very well be the best thing that could happen to his development. He's stepped up and taken the mantle of number one midfielder with ease.

 

[daffo]

The best thing to come out of Watson's injury. We have all now seen that he has the ability to be one of the leagues best in the next five years.

 

[BrunoV]

The loss of Watson may very well be the best thing that could happen to his development. He's stepped up and taken the mantle of number one midfielder with ease.

It's been important for both Heppell and Myers.

Hopefully we can be less focused on Watson when he returns.

 

[Doss]

It's been important for both Heppell and Myers.

Hopefully we can be less focused on Watson when he returns.

Could also allow us to use Jobe forward more, which can only be a positive- he's pretty dangerous up forward.

 

[BomberBro2]

Love his mental resolve when the game is hot. The brownlow is wide open this year and he's a real chance, especially if he finishes the season off with his current form.

 

[calyam]

Could also allow us to use Jobe forward more, which can only be a positive- he's pretty dangerous up forward.

And he'll be a bit underdone when he comes back so he'll spend a fair bit of time up there.

 

[gillon]

8 votes from the coaches this week, only other EFC player to get votes was Chappy(1). Back into the top 10 now

LEADERBOARD
95 Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle)
83 Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide)
83 Josh Kennedy (Sydney Swans)
72 Gary Ablett (Gold Coast)
72 Matthew Priddis (West Coast)
65 Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
64 Joel Selwood (Geelong)
60 Lance Franklin (Sydney Swans)
58 Dyson Heppell (Essendon)
57 Travis Boak (Port Adelaide)