AFL Player #21: Dyson Heppell aka Farnsy

[Lore]

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

 

[ghostdog]

There is a difference between non-plussed and realistic.

You're right. The reality is that he should not be there but he is.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Dyson has been a wasted list spot for at least 2 years now, 24 will make it 3. I don’t care if what he said about not winning is the truth. As a paid member for the past 15+ years of absolute dog s**t football - I don’t have to hear that from one of our “leaders”

 

[Don Won]

They should have asked him whether he would feel incomplete never having won a final. Upset that he has never won a flag would just make him delusional.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Okay who changed the thread title?

 

[Kong]

Okay who changed the thread title?

Should I remove the "?" ?

 

[Highly Evolved]

Let's go, Hepp. Zero expectations, so just hoping he'll play within his limitations and deliver consistent performances. I thought he was pretty good against the Hawks.

 

[windyhill]

I go hard on bloody sheedy/dodoro, can’t on this bloke.

 

[EnolaGay]

Love Hepp over his journey but he had some really embarrassing moments tonight. Needs to be providing his experience in the VFL side.


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[Old Campaigner]

I'm hoping he's just keeping Ridley's spot warm for him

 

[Charliebrow 16]

Thought he had a decent game. No abhorrent disposal errors. Dropped an absolute sitter that resulted in a goal but other than that, deserves to hold his place. Terrific leader back there.

 

[MiguelM]

Was ok when he got the ball but it is the contests he simply can't get to to impact that hurts.

Probably retains his spot as we are so thin back there.

 

[Mootsy]

Was pretty solid, it’s just those dropped marks, aren’t a great look, I’m sure he was far from happy about it. Maybe just needs to address it at training a bit more. Some unforced turnovers, would he feel better playing forward or up the ground to ease into the game.

 

[DapperDon]

I'm not going to rip on him all year, so I'll just leave it with this.

It was selfish of him to play another season.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Thought he had a decent game. No abhorrent disposal errors. Dropped an absolute sitter that resulted in a goal but other than that, deserves to hold his place. Terrific leader back there.

Nah, he gave the ball to players right next to a swans player on a few occasions and players he was standing got a number of easy goals

 

[Schnitzengruben]

When the squad is fit, he shouldn't be playing. But we still owe him for the saga so he stays I guess.

 

[ydc55]

It is an insult to essendon supporters that he gets a game when the game has clearly passed him by.

 

[JT_the_Man]

He was decent. Shouldn’t be playing 1s but we’re injury hit so realistically he’s the depth you play when the kids aren’t ready.

Once Ridley is back I’d imagine he goes, if not well idk.

 

[FootyGuru]

Heppell cost us a goal with that dropped chest mark, but other than that was pretty solid all round. Was massive in the first quarter. I’ve gotta ask the posters who continue to pot him, who should have played instead of him?

 

[Milanista28]

I'd play Archie Roberts, he's done enough for me, start rolling more youth through, every chance we get we should play a kid, Roberts and Hayes for Hep and Lav makes sense to me.

I'm not worried if we lose with a couple more inexperienced blokes in the side.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Heppell cost us a goal with that dropped chest mark, but other than that was pretty solid all round. Was massive in the first quarter. I’ve gotta ask the posters who continue to pot him, who should have played instead of him?

It’s fine to criticise his performance while acknowledging he’s playing (hopefully) because we’ve got injured players

 

[bombreys]

I'm not going to rip on him all year, so I'll just leave it with this.

It was selfish of him to play another season.

This is the big elephant in the room - anyone who truly does put the club first doesn’t play on as he did.

 

[FootyGuru]

Heppells still ahead of leverde hind and Kelly for me. I think in our best team, it only has 1 of the 4 in it. Heppell is a clear whipping boy for fans but was solid tonight. If we want to throw away the season and focus on development, yeh get Robert’s or Hayes in, but neither look ready to play in our senior back 6 to me.

 

[bombreys]

Heppells still ahead of leverde hind and Kelly for me. I think in our best team, it only has 1 of the 4 in it. Heppell is a clear whipping boy for fans but was solid tonight. If we want to throw away the season and focus on development, yeh get Robert’s or Hayes in, but neither look ready to play in our senior back 6 to me.

I think even Scott knows we are immediately better if we take him out of the side. I don’t think it’s a secret. He’s in for his leadership. If selection was based on form he’d have been gone years ago

 

[Old Campaigner]

Heppells still ahead of leverde hind and Kelly for me. I think in our best team, it only has 1 of the 4 in it. Heppell is a clear whipping boy for fans but was solid tonight. If we want to throw away the season and focus on development, yeh get Robert’s or Hayes in, but neither look ready to play in our senior back 6 to me.

Kelly I think is in our best 22 as a lockdown defender but if we have Ridley, Redman and Reid fit those other three are playing VFL.

 

[Milanista28]

Heppells still ahead of leverde hind and Kelly for me. I think in our best team, it only has 1 of the 4 in it. Heppell is a clear whipping boy for fans but was solid tonight. If we want to throw away the season and focus on development, yeh get Robert’s or Hayes in, but neither look ready to play in our senior back 6 to me.

My position has been focus on development for a few years now, I hate winning 8-12 games, I don't think it gets us where we want to be.

I know playing Heppell, Goldstein and Laverde give us a greater chance at winning over Bryan, Roberts and Hayes, I'd still rather go with youth as often as we can, my opinion anyway.