AFL Player #21: Dyson Heppell aka Farnsy

[Lore]

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

 

[Lance Uppercut]

gotta love it when an off-hand random thought generates a page of furious debate

Loving the passion guys

 

[Kong]

sorry about that.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

**** the number 5, Skipworth's #21 was retired until the right player came along.

 

[Summer Nights]

His face kinda reminds me of Russell Coight in this pic. Silly sausage aren't I.

 

[Kong]

His face kinda reminds me of Russell Coight in this pic.

Yes!ewr

 

[yaco55]

Your do Realise Goddard has had about 9 (approximate) pre seasons to get to those lofty standards.

And you wouldnt call Hodge powerful with a big physique? Hodge will bust open packs, will intimidate opponents, I can't see heppell being that player. The only similiarities I can see are;

He could play a quarterback like role.
He can go forward and kick goals.

But I hope he forges his own reputation, it's just great to have smone of his calibre playing for us. I haven't been this excited since I saw a kid named Lloyd take a specky in a practice game against carlton at waverley park back in 95 I think.

Agree with your post.

My post was more a case of not seeing similarities between Heppell and Goddard.

 

[Call Me Cake]

I see more similarities between Hurley and Goddard tbh. Same playing style, positioning, footy smarts and build structure.

Heppell just reminds me of Heppell.

Geez we sure have a lot of H players.

 

[Kong]

"Heppell just reminds me of Heppell."

This, and only this.

He doesn't remind me of anyone. And that's not a bad thing.

 

[Summer Nights]

It's kinda funny how new kids always have to be "like" another former player. It's refreshing to hear he's not like anyone

 

[Kong]

Kepler was like Fletcher.

 

[SirJimi05]

It's kinda funny how new kids always have to be "like" another former player. It's refreshing to hear he's not like anyone

And they are always compared with the absolute champions. There is nothing worse.

 

[Jade]

Kepler was like Fletcher.

Take it back, take it BACK!

 

[Skeeta Olly]

And they are always compared with the absolute champions. There is nothing worse.

I guess it sounds better than saying someone looks like a better version of Mark Alvey or something.

I agree though, terrible.

 

[ant555]

Goddard is powerful.

- Big physique
- Strong core
- Powerful leap

Cant see any similarities with heppell.

Took Goddard a good 5 seasons to develop into the player he is now.
There are plenty of similar things i can see with Heppel when compared with Goddard as a junior and his early AFL days.

I think Goddard is in the top 5 players in the game currently and chances are Heppel may not reach that level but he does play a similar game to what Goddard used to.

 

[StealthBomber]

Talking about Goddard, I reckon in physical stature a young player from Melbourne called Rohan (not sure of spelling) is very similar!! Runs the same and has the same physical actions. Looks a player!!

 

[daffo]

Polak and Heppell look like great pick ups for the clubs.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Take it back, take it BACK!

you missed the facetious font

 

[Kong]

Haha yeah sorry, of course I only kid.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Polak and Heppell look like great pick ups for the clubs.

Say what!

You mean Polec?

 

[centrelink1]

Finally got round to reading through this thread. From what I saw of Heppell, he has a tendency to hesitate defensively, as in, whether or not to commit to the player with the ball. This can be poor in a zone defence, as a backlog is expected to be maintained to ensure constant pressure on the ball. Hoping one of our coaching staff picks up on it.

 

[yarran13]

Pains me to say it but he will be a future champion.

 

[yaco55]

Took Goddard a good 5 seasons to develop into the player he is now.
There are plenty of similar things i can see with Heppel when compared with Goddard as a junior and his early AFL days.

I think Goddard is in the top 5 players in the game currently and chances are Heppel may not reach that level but he does play a similar game to what Goddard used to.

You may be be right !

Will be interesting to see what physique Heppell ends up with in 5 years.

 

[The Bomb]

Pains me to say it but he will be a future champion.

Totally agree.

 

[Fin ice Smuggler]

Finally got round to reading through this thread. From what I saw of Heppell, he has a tendency to hesitate defensively, as in, whether or not to commit to the player with the ball. This can be poor in a zone defence, as a backlog is expected to be maintained to ensure constant pressure on the ball. Hoping one of our coaching staff picks up on it.

yeah but once again he is a kid playing against men and he has only played 2 games, when he puts on a few kilos then he might have more confidence to do the things you ask of him.

 

[hank31]

Im a big fan, but i dont wanna go over the top with expectations on the lad!

Expectations only lead to dissapointment 99% of the time!!