Essendon set to name Dyson Heppell as captain for 2017
ESSENDON will name its 2017 captain at 9.45am today EDT — and Bombers champion Matthew Lloyd has endorsed 24-year-old Dyson Heppell for the job.
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DYSON Heppell could be named captain of Essendon today.
Heppell, 24, is widely expected to take the role, replacing Brendon Goddard, who did the job in 2016 after six-year skipper Jobe Watson was rubbed out for the year on a doping charge.
The Bombers will announce their leadership group at 9.45am EDT before playing an intra-club match at Tullamarine.
Herald Sun columnist and Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd said Heppell, who also sat out 2016, was the right candidate.
“Dyson is the total package, in my opinion,” Lloyd said on 3AW.
“He’s the perfect age to take over.”
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