Essendon

Dyson Heppell

Medium Defender#21AFL

Bio

Born in Leongatha in 1992, Dyson Heppell debuted for Essendon Football Club in 2011. He plays as a medium defender. His honours include W. S. Crichton Medal and AFL Rising Star. Lineball holds stats from 253 of his games across 2011–2024.

Key facts

Age: 34
Height: 189 cm
Number: #21
Born: 14 May 1992
Birthplace: Leongatha
Debut: 2011
Position: Medium Defender
Drafted: 2010 pick 8 (national draft)
Recruited from: Leongatha (Vic), Gippsland U18

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Essendon Football Club

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2024 AFLEssendon	18	383	195	188	102	1	0	29	16	26	118	246	0	1	4,397	1	4	44	48	30	12	10	53	47	105	1	1,371	194.7	–	9	0	2	14	323	97	22	186	39	1	364	156
2023 AFLEssendon	22	443	253	190	156	1	0	50	7	33	121	310	0	3	5,617	4	13	64	44	44	15	11	73	67	116	1	1,795	202.6	–	6	0	0	7	367	92	33	207	37	2	431	199
2022 AFLEssendon	22	483	259	224	145	4	2	41	17	47	128	346	0	6	6,626	2	9	61	47	52	27	13	88	80	102	5	1,838	190	–	3	0	1	16	385	86	23	203	28	7	474	198
2021 AFLEssendon	19	470	276	194	132	2	1	47	13	44	119	331	0	6	7,127	2	7	73	49	43	15	12	71	67	122	1	1,792	192.1	–	2	0	0	13	380	93	31	202	31	4	450	213
2020 AFLEssendon	3	40	15	25	4	1	1	3	10	5	18	23	0	0	440	1	0	2	2	2	4	2	11	5	3	1	124	22.1	–	0	–	1	9	32	13	0	33	2	2	41	10
2019 AFLEssendon	18	473	230	243	98	4	5	52	68	67	211	274	0	8	6,133	6	10	27	23	64	22	11	91	94	88	4	1,696	220.1	–	3	–	20	48	329	150	19	279	6	14	485	134
2018 AFLEssendon	22	590	327	263	122	10	4	87	108	96	238	361	0	9	9,144	7	8	38	33	78	29	26	135	112	68	7	2,236	276.6	–	1	–	33	75	421	150	15	368	10	22	599	214
2017 AFLEssendon	23	606	314	292	118	12	8	96	106	99	257	358	0	14	8,306	9	9	49	36	79	35	24	156	101	73	8	2,307	297.6	–	5	–	44	62	427	168	15	422	19	26	615	204
2015 AFLEssendon	22	566	304	262	87	13	8	105	107	71	250	319	47	5	7,204	6	5	32	31	45	26	12	107	92	69	10	2,240	298.9	–	4	–	38	69	400	179	13	364	20	23	569	182
2014 AFLEssendon	22	626	332	294	116	6	6	99	114	70	266	362	13	11	7,919	7	7	39	43	58	25	15	139	100	87	4	2,363	293.1	–	9	–	36	78	418	196	17	379	20	18	628	187
2013 AFLEssendon	19	461	269	192	88	8	11	74	82	88	193	274	10	6	7,392	5	10	23	19	50	18	11	112	99	56	4	1,805	200.3	–	2	–	37	45	278	126	14	271	11	25	467	135
2012 AFLEssendon	20	435	255	180	113	3	3	59	37	54	139	291	8	9	6,556	2	6	49	34	45	17	9	94	90	76	2	1,719	168.7	–	12	–	15	22	305	104	12	274	21	10	430	167
2011 AFLEssendon	23	493	262	231	132	3	4	63	37	58	151	355	13	12	–	3	6	56	63	36	15	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career13 seasons	253	6,069	3,291	2,778	1,413	68	53	805	722	758	2,209	3,850	91	90	76,861	55	94	557	472	626	260	167	1,130	954	965	48	21,286	2556.8	4	69	0	227	458	4,065	1,454	214	3,188	244	154	5,553	1,999

Honours

W. S. Crichton Medal2014
AFL Rising Star2011

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game log, 2024 AFL

Game
Rd 24 @ Brisbane LionsL 67-87 24 Aug	34	18	16	5	0	1	1	4	9	20	1	475	0	0	4	1	1	0	1	4	3	12	0	102	15.8	–	1	1	0	29	9	3	9	1	0	29	14
Rd 20 @ St KildaL 55-108 27 July	17	9	8	4	0	2	0	1	5	11	0	290	0	0	2	4	3	0	2	1	3	3	0	57	7.8	–	1	0	0	11	5	0	13	4	0	16	5
Rd 18 @ MelbourneL 67-84 13 July	20	7	13	3	0	1	0	2	7	13	0	180	0	0	1	8	2	1	2	2	3	6	0	55	14.7	–	1	0	0	17	6	0	6	7	0	20	4
Rd 16 @ Geelong CatsL 60-105 29 June	22	11	11	5	0	2	2	1	9	13	0	206	0	0	3	1	4	2	1	2	2	7	0	77	8.1	–	1	0	2	17	7	1	14	1	0	22	7
Rd 15 v West Coast EaglesW 122-92 23 June	20	10	10	5	1	1	0	1	6	14	0	126	0	0	2	4	3	1	1	5	3	7	0	73	12.6	–	1	0	0	16	4	2	9	2	1	20	8
Rd 13 v CarltonL 70-96 9 June	12	4	8	2	0	3	1	2	6	6	0	115	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	3	1	4	0	44	4.3	–	0	0	1	11	5	0	9	2	0	12	3
Rd 12 @ Gold Coast SUNSL 80-91 2 June	27	9	18	8	0	1	1	1	7	18	0	216	0	0	5	3	1	1	0	4	2	6	1	92	12.5	–	0	0	1	25	6	1	7	3	0	25	8
Rd 11 @ RichmondW 86-74 25 May	26	8	18	5	0	2	0	1	6	18	0	224	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	6	3	5	0	83	6.5	–	3	0	0	19	6	0	15	2	0	24	5
Rd 10 v North MelbourneW 106-66 19 May	19	11	8	7	0	3	2	3	9	12	0	259	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	7	0	6	0	81	15.7	–	0	0	2	19	5	3	12	0	0	21	11
Rd 9 v GWS GIANTSW 82-62 11 May	17	7	10	4	0	1	2	2	6	11	0	215	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	4	0	57	9.9	–	0	0	2	12	5	2	12	0	0	17	5
Rd 8 @ West Coast EaglesW 77-71 4 May	14	8	6	3	0	5	0	1	4	10	0	142	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	3	2	0	66	4.3	–	0	0	0	11	3	0	13	1	0	14	6
Rd 7 v CollingwoodD 85-85 25 Apr	27	15	12	10	0	1	1	3	3	22	0	318	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	103	12.3	–	0	0	1	26	2	0	8	2	0	25	14
Rd 6 @ Adelaide CrowsW 78-75 19 Apr	13	6	7	3	0	1	1	2	6	6	0	129	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	45	11.7	–	0	0	1	12	6	1	12	5	0	12	5
Rd 5 @ Western BulldogsW 96-67 12 Apr	18	13	5	7	0	0	0	0	6	10	0	159	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	6	0	69	8	–	0	0	0	16	4	1	11	1	0	16	13
Rd 4 @ Port AdelaideL 42-111 5 Apr	25	13	12	7	0	2	2	0	9	15	0	396	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	2	4	5	0	92	12.7	–	0	0	2	19	7	1	7	2	0	24	7
Rd 3 v St KildaW 71-67 30 Mar	30	23	7	12	0	2	2	1	6	21	0	415	1	1	3	3	2	0	0	7	4	8	0	127	11.9	–	0	1	1	26	4	5	9	2	0	27	21
Rd 2 @ Sydney SwansL 101-131 23 Mar	21	13	8	8	0	0	0	1	5	15	0	330	0	0	5	3	3	0	0	2	1	7	0	79	9.6	–	1	0	0	18	5	1	9	3	0	20	11
Rd 1 v HawthornW 107-83 16 Mar	21	10	11	4	0	1	1	0	9	11	0	202	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	3	3	9	0	69	16.3	–	0	0	1	19	8	1	11	1	0	20	9

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away, 53W	134	23.5	12.6	10.8	5.2	0.2	0.2	3.1	3.0	2.8	8.7	14.6	0.3	0.4	298	0.2	0.3	2.3	1.9	2.6	1.0	0.7	4.3	3.7	3.7	0.2	81.4	9.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.9	15.5	5.9	0.7	12.7	1.1	0.5	21.4	7.5
HomeHome or away, 66W	119	24.6	13.4	11.1	6.0	0.3	0.3	3.2	2.7	3.2	8.7	15.9	0.4	0.3	311	0.2	0.4	2.1	1.9	2.4	1.0	0.6	4.6	3.8	4.0	0.2	87.2	10.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.7	16.7	5.6	1.0	12.5	0.9	0.7	22.5	8.4
LossesResult, 0W	131	23.6	12.8	10.8	5.1	0.2	0.2	3.2	2.8	2.7	8.5	14.9	0.4	0.3	303	0.2	0.3	2.4	2.0	2.7	0.9	0.7	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.2	81.8	10.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.9	1.7	15.8	5.7	0.8	12.6	1.1	0.6	21.6	7.6
WinsResult, 119W	119	24.4	13.2	11.2	6.1	0.3	0.2	3.2	3.0	3.3	9.0	15.5	0.3	0.4	306	0.2	0.4	1.9	1.7	2.2	1.2	0.6	5.1	3.6	3.7	0.2	87.3	10.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.9	16.4	5.8	0.9	12.7	0.8	0.7	22.4	8.2
DrawsResult, 0W	3	24.3	14.0	10.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	2.7	1.3	2.7	6.0	17.7	0.7	0.0	240	0.0	0.0	4.3	2.7	1.7	0.3	0.3	2.3	2.7	3.3	0.0	62.3	7.5	–	1.7	0.0	0.3	0.7	14.3	3.3	0.3	6.7	1.0	0.0	16.7	6.7
Regular seasonStage, 119W	248	23.9	13.0	11.0	5.6	0.3	0.2	3.2	2.8	3.0	8.7	15.2	0.4	0.3	303	0.2	0.4	2.2	1.8	2.5	1.0	0.7	4.5	3.8	3.8	0.2	84.2	10.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.8	16.1	5.7	0.8	12.6	1.0	0.6	21.9	7.9
FinalsStage, 0W	5	26.2	14.6	11.6	5.4	0.2	0.2	2.4	3.4	3.0	9.6	16.4	0.8	0.8	333	0.2	0.0	3.4	2.8	3.0	1.4	0.8	3.8	3.6	4.0	0.0	81.4	9.0	–	0.4	0.0	1.2	1.8	15.6	6.8	1.0	11.8	0.8	0.6	22.2	7.0
CollingwoodOpponent, 7W	22	25.7	13.5	12.2	5.6	0.1	0.2	4.3	3.2	3.1	8.7	17.6	0.3	0.3	308	0.1	0.3	2.6	2.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	4.3	4.2	3.4	0.2	90.4	10.8	–	0.1	0.0	1.1	2.0	17.5	5.9	0.7	13.9	0.9	0.4	24.1	8.3
RichmondOpponent, 6W	18	24.4	13.7	10.7	5.2	0.3	0.3	3.3	3.1	2.8	9.4	14.6	0.6	0.3	297	0.1	0.3	2.8	1.9	2.6	0.9	0.7	3.9	4.4	4.1	0.3	81.1	9.3	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.9	1.9	15.1	6.2	0.6	13.5	1.1	0.7	21.2	7.4
Sydney SwansOpponent, 4W	18	24.3	14.1	10.2	5.3	0.2	0.2	2.7	2.8	3.1	9.4	14.6	0.5	0.4	341	0.2	0.5	2.6	1.9	2.8	1.3	0.4	4.0	4.2	4.0	0.1	81.6	11.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.9	1.9	15.6	5.7	1.1	12.3	1.2	0.5	21.4	8.3
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 11W	18	23.8	12.4	11.4	6.4	0.2	0.1	2.6	2.2	2.4	8.3	15.6	0.4	0.2	257	0.1	0.3	1.7	2.2	2.4	0.9	0.8	4.2	3.8	4.3	0.1	80.1	9.0	–	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.2	15.6	5.6	0.9	11.2	1.1	0.4	21.2	7.4
CarltonOpponent, 7W	17	24.3	13.2	11.1	5.5	0.4	0.3	3.5	2.2	3.3	8.9	15.1	0.4	0.6	313	0.3	0.4	2.6	1.8	2.6	1.2	0.7	4.6	3.3	4.1	0.1	80.9	9.8	–	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.5	15.1	5.8	0.8	12.4	1.0	0.8	20.6	7.5
North MelbourneOpponent, 11W	17	23.9	14.2	9.6	6.1	0.3	0.2	2.8	2.8	3.5	8.4	15.7	0.6	0.2	343	0.2	0.4	1.9	1.5	2.1	0.9	0.8	5.8	3.5	4.2	0.2	89.1	11.0	–	0.6	0.0	1.1	1.7	17.7	5.8	1.3	11.2	0.7	0.8	23.1	10.0
HawthornOpponent, 7W	15	25.3	12.4	12.9	6.3	0.3	0.2	3.1	2.3	2.9	8.9	16.6	0.2	0.1	318	0.3	0.5	2.5	1.3	2.3	1.0	0.5	4.8	4.3	4.5	0.3	90.9	10.2	–	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.4	17.9	6.2	0.9	13.1	0.9	0.6	23.8	7.8
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 8W	14	22.7	12.3	10.4	5.7	0.4	0.5	2.8	2.4	3.4	8.1	13.9	0.4	0.4	304	0.1	0.6	1.7	1.6	2.5	0.4	0.6	4.4	3.8	4.1	0.2	83.4	10.0	–	0.1	0.0	0.6	1.6	16.4	5.9	0.7	10.6	0.6	0.9	21.0	8.3
FremantleOpponent, 7W	14	25.1	12.9	12.1	5.2	0.3	0.1	3.5	3.9	2.8	10.1	15.0	0.2	0.1	285	0.3	0.3	1.9	1.9	3.1	0.8	0.9	4.1	3.2	4.2	0.1	89.3	10.8	–	0.5	0.0	1.1	2.7	16.2	6.6	0.9	13.8	0.9	0.4	23.8	7.6
Port AdelaideOpponent, 8W	14	23.5	12.4	11.1	5.7	0.4	0.1	3.3	2.6	2.1	7.9	15.4	0.1	0.2	271	0.3	0.3	1.9	1.4	2.4	1.0	0.5	4.0	3.8	3.3	0.4	84.6	8.2	–	0.4	0.0	1.1	1.4	15.6	5.3	0.6	11.6	0.9	0.7	21.4	7.0
Western BulldogsOpponent, 7W	14	23.4	12.7	10.6	5.6	0.2	0.1	3.0	3.4	3.1	8.5	14.8	0.5	0.6	290	0.2	0.4	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.9	0.5	4.4	3.4	3.0	0.2	79.1	10.5	–	0.1	0.0	1.3	1.9	15.5	5.0	0.9	14.3	0.7	0.4	20.6	8.0
Geelong CatsOpponent, 3W	13	24.2	11.8	12.4	4.6	0.3	0.2	3.1	2.9	2.3	9.0	15.0	0.5	0.2	266	0.3	0.4	1.8	1.4	2.8	1.1	0.6	3.8	3.5	2.8	0.2	80.5	8.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.7	2.0	14.8	5.8	0.5	14.0	0.8	0.5	21.5	6.5
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 6W	13	22.1	12.7	9.4	4.8	0.0	0.2	2.7	3.5	3.7	7.7	14.2	0.0	0.2	378	0.2	0.4	2.9	1.2	2.2	1.2	0.5	4.8	4.2	3.6	0.2	81.8	9.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.8	15.8	4.8	1.0	12.5	0.7	0.4	21.9	8.1
St KildaOpponent, 7W	13	23.2	12.8	10.5	5.5	0.4	0.2	2.7	2.7	3.2	8.6	14.9	0.2	0.4	297	0.4	0.4	1.5	2.3	3.5	0.9	1.2	5.3	3.7	3.8	0.2	80.5	10.6	–	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.6	16.0	6.0	1.0	12.2	1.3	0.8	22.1	8.2
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 8W	12	23.4	13.3	10.1	5.3	0.1	0.1	3.6	3.3	3.8	9.1	14.2	0.1	0.6	309	0.1	0.3	2.0	2.2	2.4	1.3	0.8	3.9	3.8	4.3	0.1	83.1	10.3	–	0.3	0.0	1.5	1.5	15.6	6.1	1.1	13.3	1.2	0.5	21.5	8.0
MelbourneOpponent, 4W	11	22.6	12.5	10.2	6.1	0.4	0.3	4.0	2.5	2.6	8.9	14.4	0.5	0.5	271	0.5	0.4	2.0	3.0	1.8	1.5	0.5	4.7	3.3	3.8	0.1	87.5	11.9	–	0.5	0.0	0.7	1.6	16.1	5.4	0.8	12.5	1.5	0.9	21.2	7.6
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 8W	10	23.8	13.1	10.7	6.0	0.4	0.2	2.9	2.6	3.2	8.2	15.6	0.1	0.7	305	0.2	0.4	2.4	2.0	2.0	1.2	0.4	5.5	3.1	3.0	0.2	84.7	10.8	–	0.4	0.0	0.5	2.1	16.0	5.1	0.5	11.5	1.1	0.7	21.4	7.8
Marvel StadiumGround, 57W	95	24.3	13.5	10.8	6.0	0.2	0.2	3.0	2.8	3.2	8.5	15.9	0.4	0.3	310	0.2	0.4	2.0	1.6	2.4	1.0	0.7	4.9	3.9	3.8	0.2	85.4	10.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.7	16.5	5.4	1.0	12.3	0.7	0.6	22.3	8.5
MCGGround, 31W	83	24.8	13.0	11.8	5.5	0.3	0.2	3.7	2.8	3.0	9.3	15.6	0.4	0.4	296	0.2	0.4	2.3	2.0	2.6	1.1	0.6	4.4	3.8	3.8	0.2	86.0	10.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.9	1.8	16.1	6.1	0.6	13.2	1.0	0.7	22.4	7.4
Optus StadiumGround, 5W	11	23.5	12.3	11.3	7.3	0.1	0.0	2.7	1.5	2.1	8.3	14.9	0.0	0.3	282	0.2	0.6	1.8	2.7	3.2	0.9	1.5	4.0	3.5	5.6	0.1	89.2	10.4	–	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.9	18.5	6.3	1.6	13.2	1.6	0.3	23.2	9.2
GabbaGround, 5W	10	19.9	9.8	10.1	4.8	0.4	0.4	2.3	2.1	2.2	7.4	11.8	0.1	0.4	219	0.3	0.4	1.8	1.5	1.9	0.4	0.6	3.4	3.2	4.0	0.4	68.8	8.5	–	0.1	0.0	0.2	1.8	14.5	5.4	0.8	9.2	0.7	0.7	17.7	6.8
Adelaide OvalGround, 5W	9	20.1	9.7	10.4	3.8	0.4	0.0	2.6	2.2	1.4	7.4	12.1	0.0	0.0	237	0.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	3.1	2.7	4.1	0.0	74.1	10.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.3	15.6	5.8	1.0	12.1	1.8	0.7	19.6	6.7
Domain StadiumGround, 3W	9	23.6	13.3	10.2	5.3	0.6	0.2	4.2	3.7	3.0	8.3	15.4	0.9	0.1	267	0.3	0.0	1.7	1.7	2.2	0.3	0.8	3.7	2.7	2.1	0.0	79.2	9.0	–	0.3	–	0.8	2.4	11.4	5.4	0.4	12.6	0.4	0.7	18.9	6.3
ENGIE StadiumGround, 3W	9	22.3	13.4	8.9	4.8	0.0	0.3	2.6	4.4	3.8	8.4	13.6	0.0	0.3	409	0.3	0.4	3.2	1.1	2.3	1.3	0.6	5.8	4.6	3.2	0.2	82.7	10.6	–	0.0	0.0	1.1	3.3	15.8	5.0	0.9	13.3	0.7	0.4	22.0	8.1
SCGGround, 1W	9	23.0	13.7	9.3	3.8	0.2	0.0	2.8	3.9	3.0	10.2	12.4	0.4	0.3	373	0.1	0.3	2.6	1.6	3.2	1.3	0.6	3.8	4.8	4.2	0.1	83.6	12.6	–	0.2	0.0	1.2	2.7	15.8	7.0	1.1	13.7	1.1	0.4	22.7	8.2
People First StadiumGround, 4W	7	26.9	14.6	12.3	4.9	0.7	0.3	3.3	3.3	3.0	9.3	17.6	0.0	0.4	367	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.0	2.7	1.6	0.7	5.9	3.1	4.6	0.1	100	13.3	–	0.6	0.0	0.6	2.7	19.7	6.3	0.6	12.0	1.9	1.3	26.9	9.7
AAMI StadiumGround, 3W	4	22.0	12.3	9.8	4.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	4.3	3.8	10.0	12.0	0.0	1.8	271	0.0	0.3	1.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	0.8	4.0	4.5	2.3	0.3	62.3	4.5	–	0.5	–	2.3	1.3	9.8	5.8	0.0	12.8	0.5	0.3	16.8	4.3
GMHBA StadiumGround, 1W	3	23.7	10.3	13.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	16.0	0.0	0.7	325	0.3	0.7	3.7	2.7	1.3	0.3	0.7	3.7	3.3	4.7	0.0	80.0	10.9	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	19.0	6.0	1.0	12.0	2.7	0.0	23.0	7.3
UTAS StadiumGround, 1W	2	24.0	15.0	9.0	7.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	2.0	7.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	422	0.0	0.0	5.0	4.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.5	5.0	5.0	0.0	94.5	6.5	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	17.5	6.5	2.0	15.0	2.5	0.5	23.0	10.0
Accor StadiumGround, 0W	1	21.0	12.0	9.0	6.0	–	–	2.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	16.0	–	–	–	–	–	5.0	2.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ANZ StadiumGround, 0W	1	26.0	19.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	7.0	12.0	13.0	4.0	1.0	491	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	111	13.3	–	0.0	–	2.0	4.0	18.0	4.0	0.0	16.0	1.0	1.0	25.0	13.0