Essendon veteran Dyson Heppell has announced his retirement, closing the chapter on a 14-year-long AFL career.
Heppell will hang up his boots at the end of the Bombers’ season, after reaching the 250-game milestone against Geelong in round 16 earlier this year.
The 2024 season will be Dyson Heppell’s last. Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images
Drafted with pick No.8 in the 2010 draft, the 32-year-old bows out as an All-Australian, an AFL Rising Star, a former Essendon captain and a one-time club champion.
The announcement comes after a one-point loss to Gold Coast last time out all but ended the Bombers’ finals hopes.
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Essendon sit 10th on the ladder with just two rounds left of the home-and-away season.
“I’ve been wrestling with the decision for a number of weeks and it’s a decision that certainly hasn’t come lightly or been an easy one but one that I’m super content with,” Heppell said in a club statement.
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