Report: Essendon skipper on the verge of contract extension
Essendon skipper Dyson Heppell is on the verge of signing a new two-year contract extension, according to the Herald Sun. The 27-year-old was due to come out of contract at the end of next season but is expected to shortly ink a new deal tying him to the club until the end of 2022. Heppell, who has played 169 games for the club he’s captained since 2017, has remained loyal in recent seasons amid the fallout of the drugs saga and last signed a five-year contract extension in 2015. He struggled with...