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Dyson HEPPELL
#21 Essendon
Age: 27 |
Games: 130 | Born: May 14, 2021 |
Height: 189 |
Weight: 82 |
Position: |
2017 Digest: New skipper hasn’t missed a beat over summer and primed to lead from the front. Big year expected.
2017 NAB Cup:
2017 Season
1 | Haw | Came to the fore when his team needed him most. 34 touches and three massive goals were crucial in the win. | 9 |
2 | Bris | Lined-up on Rockliff and, while a bit slow to start, wound it up a cog when the Lions returned fire. | 7 |
3 | Carl | One of few Bombers who was able to find some space and bring others into game. Did appear to tire late but among best. | 8 |
4 | Adel | Quiet game by his lofty standards, well down the pecking order in the Bombers midfield. | 5 |
5 | Coll | 11 disposals in first term indicated his determination. Solid in the midfield. | 7 |
6 | Melb | 22 possessions and didn’t have normal influence in midfield. Looked heavy-legged, but wasn’t the only one. | 5 |
7 | Frem | One of Essendon’s best. Had four clearances and one goal among 23 disposals. | 7 |
8 | Geel | Skipper racked up 30 disposals (17 contested), six clearances and five tackles to be a driver all night. | 7 |
9 | WCE | Didn’t always use the ball as well as he can, but was a good contributor in midfield. | 7 |
10 | Rich | Hard running engine room cog had seven clearances, 11 contested possessions and six tackles. | 7 |
11 | GWS | Okay without starring in midfield hustle and bustle. Won most of his touches in close. | 6 |
12 | Port | Strong ball winner throughout in the middle. Part of a dominant Bomber midfield. | 7 |
13 | Bye. | ||
14 | Syd | Just eight first-half touches in duel with Kennedy. Slightly better second half but made some errors. | 6 |
15 | Bris | Plenty of clearances and disposals first half. Tapered towards the end. | 6 |
16 | Coll | Skipper quietly went about topping 30 touches and had 10 score involvements. Did his bit in the engine room. | 8 |
17 | StK | Spiked Ross's guns in first half and used ball well. Spectacular pass to Daniher a gem. | 7 |
18 | NM | Used the ball well. 26 disposals, seven clearances and finished his work with two goals. | 7 |
19 | WB | 29 touches, but kicking lacked some penetration and wasn’t always sure-handed. | 6 |
20 | Carl | Skipper worked his rear end off with 34 disposals, six clearances, four inside-50s and six tackles. | 8 |
21 | Adel | Busy around the ground in first half and had a solid game overall.. | 6 |
22 | GCS | Solid effort from the skipper, with six clearances and 24 possessions along with a goal. | 7 |
23 | Frem | Got his hands on the ball enough in midfield to have an impact. Five clearances. | 7 |
EF | Syd | Skipper grabbed 21 possessions but that was misleading given his impact wasn’t great. | 5 |
2016 Season
1 | Suspended. | ||
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3 | Suspended. | ||
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11 | Suspended. | ||
12 | Suspended. | ||
13 | Suspended. | ||
14 | Suspended. | ||
16 | Suspended. | ||
17 | Suspended. | ||
18 | Suspended. | ||
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20 | Suspended. | ||
21 | Suspended. | ||
22 | Suspended. | ||
23 | Suspended. |
2015 Season
1 | Syd | Underdone because of pre-season injury but battled hard. | 7 |
2 | Haw | Never stopped working in midfield and ended with a game-high 34 touches. | 7 |
3 | Carl | Showed class every time he got the ball. Used ball so well to hurt opponents. | 7 |
4 | Coll | Battled hard all day to gather six inside-50s and 13 contested possessions. | 8 |
5 | StK | Solid game without taking it by the throat. | 6 |
6 | Frem | Played on Fyfe and the Docker dominated. Heppell’s 24 touches didn’t hurt. | 5 |
7 | NM | Run and creativity through middle a highlight – 8 clearances, 16 CPs. | 8 |
8 | Bris | Comparatively quiet day but still made a contribution. | 5 |
9 | Rich | Six clearances but not amassing big numbers. | 6 |
10 | Geel | Worked enormously hard around the ball and did all he could to lift team. | 7 |
11 | WCE | Third man up in the ruck a lot. Had 27 touches and kicked a goal. | 6 |
13 | Haw | Only seven of his 23 disposals were kicks, none effective. Impact was down. | 5 |
14 | StK | Tireless game and best Bomber. Others couldn’t follow his lead. | 7 |
15 | Melb | Came to life in the third term after being quelled by Viney. Seven tackles. | 7 |
16 | NM | Tagged out of game by Jacobs. Never allowed room to move. | 4 |
17 | Port | Acting captain worked tirelessly all through. | 7 |
18 | WB | Team-high nine clearances and better second half. 16 CPs. | 7 |
19 | GWS | Well restrained in midfield to be a fair way down on season's averages. | 5 |
20 | Adel | Six inside-50s and five clearances made him the most competent midfielder. | 7 |
21 | GCS | Booted three goals and was everywhere. Thriving with the captaincy. | 8 |
22 | Rich | Battle hard to inspire team with huge work ethic. Nine clearances. | 8 |
23 | Coll | Huge game. Always at the fall of the ball and won it to feed others. | 8 |
2014 Season
1 | NM | Matched on Wells initially. Kept driving Dons from wing and half back. | 7 |
2 | Haw | Quiet first half but lifted intensity after main break to be a force. | 7 |
3 | Carl | Used a bit down back but that didn’t stop him from finding the footy. | 7 |
4 | Frem | Big start and continued to win the ball, but influence petered out. | 6 |
5 | StK | Shadowed by Curren and kept under wraps. | 3 |
6 | Coll | Best on ground in first half with 19 disposals and ended up best – six clearances. | 8 |
7 | WB | Made up for two early errors that cost goals to be really important. | 7 |
8 | Bris | Ended up with surprisingly big stats but many missed targets. | 6 |
9 | Syd | Defensively found wanting at times but got his hands on the ball enough. | 6 |
11 | Rich | Tagged by Grigg but was able to lose him in transition to play a part. | 6 |
12 | GWS | Kept ticking along well and was always a problem to GWS. | 7 |
13 | Melb | Ran out the game well and always put his head over the ball. Not the worst. | 6 |
14 | Adel | Broke Kerridge’s tag and influential with his 27 disposals. | 8 |
15 | Geel | Tore Cats a new one. Kept finding footy at will. Only efficiency let him down. | 8 |
16 | Port | Produced the goal that won the game for Essendon. | 6 |
17 | Coll | In everything in flying start and slipped Macaffer. | 7 |
18 | WB | Well held by Wallis until second half when he started to generate clearances (10). | 6 |
19 | Syd | Looked to be matched on McVeigh. OK but stats inflated by late touches. | 6 |
20 | Rich | Now in absolute top echelon of midfielders. Output didn’t waver. | 8 |
21 | WCE | Closely tagged by Hutchings in first half but lifted in superb final hour of 29 touches. | 7 |
22 | Hand. | ||
23 | Carl | Favoured fractured hand but still had a big impact – especially late. | 7 |
EF | NM | Picked up by Atley and had good start | 8 |
SF | – | ||
PF | – | ||
GF | – |
2013 Season
1 | Adel | Started the season in slashing style off the wing. | 6 |
2 | Melb | Sublime in the first half when the game was at least close. Class act. | 9 |
3 | Frem | Couldn’t get things going despite strong work ethic. Better second half. | 5 |
4 | StK | Customary hard running and creativity. | 7 |
5 | Coll | Went head to head with Sidebottom and was shaded but still had an impact. | 6 |
6 | Groin. | ||
7 | Geel | Did some good things and put his body on the line when he had to. | 6 |
8 | Bris | OK without setting game on fire. Only two clearances but kicked two goals. | 6 |
9 | Rich | Another top-shelf performance from the youngster. Seven inside-50s. | 7 |
10 | Syd | Constant runner who used it well and created. | 7 |
11 | Carl | Matched on Scotland and below par initially then lifted. | 6 |
12 | GCS | Damaging by foot and had a hand in many Bomber attacks. Good outing. | 7 |
14 | WCE | OK without being exceptional. | 6 |
15 | Port | Came to the fore with Watson off ground. Huge in the middle two quarters. | 7 |
16 | WB | Wasted some ball at times but first and third quarters he led the charge. | 7 |
17 | GWS | Another tied up by a tight tag, this time from the impressive Whiley. | 5 |
18 | Haw | Worked hard but under pressure and wide a lot – five clearances, five inside-50s. | 6 |
19 | Coll | Worked hard (18 cont poss) and 11 clearances. Didn’t have enough mates. | 7 |
20 | WCE | Hard worker in midfield and used the ball fairly well compared to some teammates. | 7 |
21 | NM | Looked to be struggling early with leg injury and subbed off early second term. | 2 |
22 | Foot. | ||
23 | Foot. | ||
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2012 Season
1 | NM | On McMillan at start and did well but tapered later in game. | 5 |
2 | Port | His 17 possessions seemed like 30 with that flowing hair but not damaging. | 4 |
3 | GCS | Ran hard to receive the footy and was a solid performer. | 5 |
4 | Carl | Good game. Picked up 22 cool, calm touches. | 7 |
5 | Coll | Great first half helped keep team in touch; faded after the main break. | 7 |
6 | Bris | Very good. Had 34 possessions, most delivered with calm and precision. | 8 |
7 | WCE | Steady contribution. | 6 |
8 | Rich | Matched on King early. Serviceable game without being outstanding. | 5 |
11 | Syd | One of better performed Bombers in first half. | 6 |
13 | Frem | Important contributor with 23 disposals and one goal. Played well. | 6 |
14 | WB | Not as prominent as usual in first half. Improved later. | 6 |
15 | StK | Had a good duel with Schneider. | 5 |
16 | Port | Had the run-with role on Boak and both players got plenty of the ball. | 6 |
17 | Geel | First quarter was his best but he was still one of the better Dons. | 6 |
18 | Haw | One of the better players in a struggling side. | 6 |
19 | Adel | Five clearances and four inside 50s for the young star. | 6 |
20 | NM | OK apart form one bad clanger deep in defence. | 5 |
21 | Carl | Didn’t impact at all in first half but at least answered the call to lift. | 6 |
22 | Rich | Prominent early and continued to be Essendon’s best. | 7 |
23 | Coll | Solid without dominating | 5 |
1. | CROUCH, Matt | Adel | 189 |
2. | MARTIN, Dustin | Rich | 186 |
3. | KELLY, Joshua | GWS | 184 |
4. | DANGERFIELD, Patrick | Geel | 175 |
5. | LAIRD, Rory | Adel | 172 |
6. | WARD, Callan | GWS | 172 |
7. | MITCHELL, Tom | Haw | 171 |
8. | DUNCAN, Mitch | Geel | 170 |
9. | COTCHIN, Trent | Rich | 167 |
10. | RANCE, Alex | Rich | 167 |
11. | SHIEL, Dylan | GWS | 166 |
12. | WINES, Ollie | Port | 165 |
13. | JACOBS, Sam | Adel | 162 |
14. | TUOHY, Zach | Geel | 161 |
15. | OLIVER, Clayton | Melb | 161 |
16. | GAFF, Andrew | WCE | 161 |
17. | GRIGG, Shaun | Rich | 160 |
18. | PARKER, Luke | Syd | 160 |
19. | MURPHY, Marc | Carl | 159 |
20. | MERRETT, Zach | Ess | 157 |
21. | EBERT, Brad | Port | 157 |
22. | DOUGLAS, Richard | Adel | 156 |
23. | SLOANE, Rory | Adel | 156 |
24. | DOCHERTY, Sam | Carl | 155 |
25. | HEPPELL, Dyson | Ess | 155 |