AFL Player #21: Dyson Heppell aka Farnsy

[Lore]

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

 

[boncer34]

Yesterday is the level we expect every week from a player in his role. Pleasing to see him do it yesterday but he doesn't do it every week.

 

[The Donners]

He was dropped early last year.

How many touches did he get in the VFL before making his way back into the senior side?

 

[Milanista28]

Pressure up the ground was on yesterday, that helps the back 6/7 especially him, when the pressure is off he'll look exposed.

Hopefully the pressure stays high, the backline deserves respite, they've been smashed for years.

Deserves votes for yesterday, well done Hep.

 

[Foxx]

How many touches did he get in the VFL before making his way back into the senior side?

That's not even the reason anyway mate.

 

[ant555]

Bag him all you want. He was in the best 4 on the ground. No need to be sticking the voodoo doll this week.

 

[Zach Package]

Bloke is on tin legs and still works harder than 95% of the AFL.

His spot is there for the taking, you’ve just got to demonstrate you’re willing to take it off him.

 

[katana]

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Bloke is on tin legs and still works harder than 95% of the AFL.

His spot is there for the taking, you’ve just got to demonstrate you’re willing to take it off him.

surely this is mostly a function of time on ground? he doesn't 'work harder' than anyone lol. he's never been near the top of our time trials. he mostly plods arounds for 2 hours racking up kilometres. i guess that's what makes a good footballer for us hey...

i suppose i shouldn't even bother given it's the 'tom scully medal' a player who virtually everyone agrees was mediocre. so what is the point of this stat?

 

[Rick Ross]

At least he is not alone. I think we have around 10 whipping boys atm.

Name and rank top 10 whipping boys?

Hepp ain’t in my top 5…

My list (1. Being the biggest whipping boy):
1. Weiderman - recruited to play forward
2. Weiderman - trialled back
3. Hind - on the rise post elbow & port brain farts
4. Kelly - steady in 4
5. McGrath - dropped 6 places after first 3 games then jumped back up 2 after port
6. Hepple - felt that this being the Hepple thread, he should have been higher but go read the other threads
6.5 Sheil - mostly because of the deal
7. Tsatas - solid here at 7
8. Menzie - feel like the guys who don’t come with a price tag / high pick get some leeway
9. Jones - down 7 after last 2 weeks
10. Stringer - down but on the rise again

Honourable mention Parish.

 

[Duckworth]

Name and rank top 10 whipping boys?

Hepp ain’t in my top 5…

My list (1. Being the biggest whipping boy):
1. Weiderman - recruited to play forward
2. Weiderman - trialled back
3. Hind - on the rise post elbow & port brain farts
4. Kelly - steady in 4
5. McGrath - dropped 6 places after first 3 games then jumped back up 2 after port
6. Hepple - felt that this being the Hepple thread, he should have been higher but go read the other threads
6.5 Sheil - mostly because of the deal
7. Tsatas - solid here at 7
8. Menzie - feel like the guys who don’t come with a price tag / high pick get some leeway
9. Jones - down 7 after last 2 weeks
10. Stringer - down but on the rise again

Honourable mention Parish.

No Cox love?


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[Rick Ross]

No Cox love?


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Got point.
Must have been My Boy bias… I only read his “feedback” as constructive criticism.

 

[Zach Package]

surely this is mostly a function of time on ground? he doesn't 'work harder' than anyone lol. he's never been near the top of our time trials. he mostly plods arounds for 2 hours racking up kilometres. i guess that's what makes a good footballer for us hey...

i suppose i shouldn't even bother given it's the 'tom scully medal' a player who virtually everyone agrees was mediocre. so what is the point of this stat?

Would have thought that’s exactly the point. I would say even in his pomp before his legs left I would say strong runner, not super elite runner though.

Now it’s pure hard yakka, if it was a function of time on ground there would be plenty of footballers cruising past him but the harsh reality is that they are clearly not putting in like he does on a week to week basis.

Given this side’s issue is week to week baseline effort, you can certainly understand why he is getting picked.

As an aside. Most of the footballers in the screenshot above are high 80’s tog and into the 90’s, Heppell is at 86 and the ones at below 86 are the endurance superfreaks that break records and blow up GPS units, fair company for a bloke with spaghetti legs.

 

[faible]

Would have thought that’s exactly the point. I would say even in his pomp before his legs left I would say strong runner, not super elite runner though.

Now it’s pure hard yakka, if it was a function of time on ground there would be plenty of footballers cruising past him but the harsh reality is that they are clearly not putting in like he does on a week to week basis.

Given this side’s issue is week to week baseline effort, you can certainly understand why he is getting picked.

As an aside. Most of the footballers in the screenshot above are high 80’s tog and into the 90’s, Heppell is at 86 and the ones at below 86 are the endurance superfreaks that break records and blow up GPS units, fair company for a bloke with spaghetti legs.

Heppell isn't (and never has been) fast, but he just keeps going. People underestimate how hard he's working because they remember the times he's been caught lagging behind an opposition forward.

Has always had a great read of the play and can put together decent games when our midfield isn't allowing rapid, unpressured entries into the D50. When you get a game like Port the other night it's pretty hard for any defender to set up properly, and if you're lacking the leg speed to play catchup, you'll be run off a lot.

 

[sup3rfish]

Really rate his year so far. He knows his spot is up for grabs and is showing what passion for the jumper is and what any afl game should mean when given any opportunity. He is playing like his spot is on the line. Credit where it is due.

 

[mcgrath_truther]

i agree with the sentiment expressed over the past few days. generally speaking he's not been our best, but he's been pretty dependable in defense so far this year. as with everyone though it's those minor errors and heck ups that people remember.

 

[ghostdog]

Keeps justifying not retiring. And plays with edge. Good problem to have.

 

[Ambrosia]

Been a big hater but jeez he was good. Actually won contests and used the ball well

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Outbodied english in a marking contest.....probably says alot about english too though

 

[Highly Evolved]

He's doing more than enough. Really happy for him.

 

[Yoda_]

Sneakily good watching the replay, almost considering votes for Dys

 

[ant555]

The good is well in front of the bad.

 

[Kong]

Seems to be wearing his lucky jocks again this year.

 

[MiguelM]

I would rest him against the Crows and bring him back fresh for Anzac day.

 

[supportyourteam]

The good is well in front of the bad.

and the ugly in the end according to your avatar. Given Ridley's problem, astute list management having him down back so far.

 

[katana]

think it's now the right time to move for someone more dynamic in his role.

 

[Vindicater]

think it's now the right time to move for someone more dynamic in his role.

Watching him life today he gets to the right spots but just too slowly.

If we had played him as a half back intercepting player his whole career he could have been amazing.