AFL Player #21: Dyson Heppell aka Farnsy

[Lore]

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

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Thought he was excellent. Played his role, clean disposal, excellent decision making under pressure, took key marks and won contests outnumbered. Not a single cheap possession. Certainly didnt rack up the ball but I far prefer this version of him, than the one that runs around getting 25 touches to the pocket.

 

[Vander18]

Have to say - he’s been clean, he’s been brave and he’s been winning or halving his 1:1’s.

His lack of speed hurts defensively but he’s been solid in the contest and with ball in hand.

 

[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.