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Dyson Heppell

Dyson Heppell

Essendon
Midfielder · Rover Retired
Career games
253
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 189 cm
Date of Birth 14-May-1992
AFL Debut 2011

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Dyson Heppell made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2011 and played 253 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2024.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2024 was rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 24.0 disposals and 2.9 clearances per game. He played 23 games in his debut season, averaging 21.4 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 626 disposals, from 22 games in 2014 at an average of 28.5 per game. 2014 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.

He won the Rising Star award in his debut season. His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20142262628.45
20232244320.14
20241838321.28
About these season figures

Compared 12 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2024 25
Essendon ESS
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
L
67-87
Gabba DEF HBFR 21 34 18 16 5 0 0 1 0 4 4 1 9 20 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 86% 85% 108 116 102 475 9 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 12 0% 0 0% 0% 4 9 0 3 3 14.3% 0 14 77.8% 0 0 15.8 12 12 5 0 —
2024 21
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
L
55-108
Marvel Stadium MID WR 21 17 9 8 4 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 11 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 83% 65% 97 60 57 290 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 100 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 1 13 0 1 1 16.7% 0 5 55.6% 0 0 7.8 5 7 4 0 —
2024 19
Essendon ESS
Melbourne @ MEL
L
67-84
MCG INT INT 21 20 7 13 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 7 13 2 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 0 72% 85% 88 80 55 180 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 2 6 0 1 1 16.7% 0 4 57.1% 0 0 14.7 4 12 4 0 —
2024 17
Essendon ESS
Geelong @ GEE
L
60-105
MCG FWD FPL 21 22 11 11 5 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 9 13 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 84% 77% 103 78 77 206 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0% 0 0% 0% 2 14 0 1 1 11.1% 0 7 63.6% 0 0 8.1 7 10 4 1 —
2024 16
Essendon ESS
West Coast vs WCE
W
122-92
Marvel Stadium INT INT 21 20 10 10 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 14 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 81% 80% 108 80 73 126 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 50 0 0 7 0% 1 100% 100% 5 9 0 2 2 15.4% 0 8 80% 0 0 12.6 9 6 4 1 —
Latest 5 of 253 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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