ESSENDON captain Dyson Heppell could be enticed north to finish his career.<\/p>\n
AFL Media\u2019s Cal Twomey joined SEN Breakfast<\/em> last week to provide updates on several players.<\/p>\n One of those was Bombers\u2019 skipper Heppell, who remains unsigned late in the 2022 season.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old has an offer on the table to stay at The Hangar but is yet to make up his mind given interest from the Gold Coast Suns.<\/p>\n \u201cWe reported several weeks ago that rival clubs were looking at him as a veteran free agent option when he was out of contract at the Bombers,\u201d Twomey said on SEN Breakfast<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, he got a contract offer shortly after that, a one-year extension was put to him, but he hasn\u2019t signed it and Gold Coast has an interest in Heppell as an unrestricted free agent.<\/p>\n \u201cHis form has spiked in the last couple of months, I think he\u2019s been playing more on the wing, he was good again against North Melbourne last week, one of Essendon\u2019s best players, so the Suns are having a look at him.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Essendon opened the door to this possibility by taking until so late in the year to offer their skipper an extra year.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it will be fascinating to see what Heppell does from here. Take the year at the Bombers or head to Queensland to close out his career.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite looking a step off the pace at times, Heppell has played an important role in 2022 off half-back, averaging 22.7 disposals, 6.8 marks and three rebound 50s a game.<\/p>\n Club legend Tim Watson was asked if he wanted Heppell to stay at Essendon for 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cUnder the right circumstances, yes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a great club man, very popular player, great around the team and I can see why he would attract interest from the Suns for that purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n