Dyson Heppell
Dyson Heppell
Sounding like Terry Daniher doesn’t make you a captain. It’s about time we replaced this very nice young man with someone who is capable of being the c*** that is required. He’s not a captain’s arsehole.
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I’ve said for ages that Heppell, nice as he is, is not true skipper material. I also said, young though he was, Z.Merrett should’ve been made skipper...
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He is a trier but his foot skills are poor, too many turnovers & today not even making the distance from a set shot from 30 meters, when a captain's goal was needed.
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Players choice.
I think he’s good. Not his fault that others are meek. Heppy goes about his business with a lot of grit and tenacity. Doesn’t give in, and has a bloody red hot crack.
I think he’s good. Not his fault that others are meek. Heppy goes about his business with a lot of grit and tenacity. Doesn’t give in, and has a bloody red hot crack.
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Dyson may have been the player's choice, but I understand that the rest of the "leadership group" AKA the four Vice Captains were the choice of the coaching staff and other admin. I understand that this has led to some disharmony.Windy Hille wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 11:36 pm Players choice.
I think he’s good. Not his fault that others are meek. Heppy goes about his business with a lot of grit and tenacity. Doesn’t give in, and has a bloody red hot crack.
It appears that certain players are still disgruntled.
dices ad adepto futui (tell them to f*** off)
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Sounds like we’ve descended to the Mediocrity of the Dorkers,who had their own problems and depths of farce,over their captaincy with all the tooling and froing between Fyfe and Mundy!s'dreams wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 12:10 amDyson may have been the player's choice, but I understand that the rest of the "leadership group" AKA the four Vice Captains were the choice of the coaching staff and other admin. I understand that this has led to some disharmony.Windy Hille wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 11:36 pm Players choice.
I think he’s good. Not his fault that others are meek. Heppy goes about his business with a lot of grit and tenacity. Doesn’t give in, and has a bloody red hot crack.
It appears that certain players are still disgruntled.
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Yes, he tries always but I always shudder when the pill comes to him these days. Afterwards, it seems to go anywhere in a mad, unseeing panic. Hospital passes everywhere. Then the "Captain's goal" yesterday was the last straw. Time to move over for someone with some real skills, a cool head and consistency.Windy Hille wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 11:36 pm Players choice.
I think he’s good. Not his fault that others are meek. Heppy goes about his business with a lot of grit and tenacity. Doesn’t give in, and has a bloody red hot crack.
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Heppell is the best option to captain this club. Let Merrett be Merrett for a few more seasons. Then he’ll be plump for the job. But for now, Hepps is a ripper.Rover99 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 11:46 amYes, he tries always but I always shudder when the pill comes to him these days. Afterwards, it seems to go anywhere in a mad, unseeing panic. Hospital passes everywhere. Then the "Captain's goal" yesterday was the last straw. Time to move over for someone with some real skills, a cool head and consistency.Windy Hille wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 11:36 pm Players choice.
I think he’s good. Not his fault that others are meek. Heppy goes about his business with a lot of grit and tenacity. Doesn’t give in, and has a bloody red hot crack.
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I personally don’t see Merrett as the answer.
Funny as it may sound....I like the idea of The Package donning the skipper’s armband. Got a bit of mongrel about it him.
Funny as it may sound....I like the idea of The Package donning the skipper’s armband. Got a bit of mongrel about it him.
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You’re kidding right?Windy_Hill wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 4:07 am I personally don’t see Merrett as the answer.
Funny as it may sound....I like the idea of The Package donning the skipper’s armband. Got a bit of mongrel about it him.
I love Stringer as a footballer, but he’s less skipper material than Heppell.
Yes we need a skipper with a bit of mongrel (aka stiff spine/backbone), but there’s more to being skipper than that. If you’d said Smith, I would have agreed...
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It would help if glue was part of the leadership group in the first place. The fact that he ain’t says the group doesn’t think he’s doing in the mix.Crazyman wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 7:54 amYou’re kidding right?Windy_Hill wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 4:07 am I personally don’t see Merrett as the answer.
Funny as it may sound....I like the idea of The Package donning the skipper’s armband. Got a bit of mongrel about it him.
I love Stringer as a footballer, but he’s less skipper material than Heppell.
Yes we need a skipper with a bit of mongrel (aka stiff spine/backbone), but there’s more to being skipper than that. If you’d said Smith, I would have agreed...
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You know Windy, I was thinking exactly the same thing. I have a vague recollections of sporting teams when I was young where some big, ugly tough, mongrel (sorry Jake), got promoted to skipper in desperation and he absolutely shone and led us to victory. What have we got to lose right now FFS? Might shake a few things up - and he'd look good in a suit too. As for Smith...skills yes, of course but not sure about the team politics there ATM.Windy_Hill wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 4:07 am I personally don’t see Merrett as the answer.
Funny as it may sound....I like the idea of The Package donning the skipper’s armband. Got a bit of mongrel about it him.
Heppel is a great guy but I keep wondering if his (sometimes) mad, erratic play is caused by too much pressure on him. Sick of clean, fresh faces. DO IT and stop pussy footing around.
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Well, I have seen nothing but good stuff from Jake all season...goes hard into the packs, always trying, gets pumped, pumps up the fans, gets in the face of the opposition, first to jump to the defence of younger guys.
Zachy is a choir boy by comparison
Dyson is a nice guy who parrots the coach
Zachy is a choir boy by comparison
Dyson is a nice guy who parrots the coach
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And yes, I think Smith would be another option
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There’s more to captaining than fist pumping and goal celebrations. Like stringing a sentence together.Windy_Hill wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 4:27 pm Well, I have seen nothing but good stuff from Jake all season...goes hard into the packs, always trying, gets pumped, pumps up the fans, gets in the face of the opposition, first to jump to the defence of younger guys.
Zachy is a choir boy by comparison
Dyson is a nice guy who parrots the coach
Love the bloke, and he’s been fantastic for us, but the playing group obviously don’t see him as leadership material.
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The trouble with Smith or Stringer as Captain - as I see it - is that I don't think they have enough situational awareness of what's happening out on the field as a whole. I think they're too invested in their own games. I'd put Hurley in the same boat.
Not necessarily a bad thing, just not a Captain-type thing.
Not necessarily a bad thing, just not a Captain-type thing.