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The decision by Brad Scott to forego playing a final game for club legend Dyson Heppell in front of his home crowd has caused rifts among the Essendon community.

Bombers icon Simon Madden urged fans to exercise patient as the team all but withdrew from the September competition, while Essendon great Matthew Lloyd criticized Scott’s treatment of Heppell.

Though disappointed not to be have played, Heppell, according to multiple club sources speaking on the condition of anonymity, handled his non-selection with grace and fully understood why Scott left him out of the final 23. A club source also strongly rejected a report players were unhappy Heppell was not picked, saying leaders believed there was nothing to the claim.

Heppell was given an emotional sendoff before the game by a partisan but lower-than-expected crowd of 33,830, having earlier addressed guests in a Q&A at the president’s function attended by his family.

Multiple club sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Heppell accepted his non-selection with grace and understood well why Scott left him out of the final 23 while being sad not to have been selected. A club insider also categorically denied a rumor that players were disappointed Heppell was left out, stating that executives thought the accusation was baseless.

Before the game, Heppell received a tearful farewell from a partisan but smaller-than-anticipated 33,830 spectators. He had earlier answered questions from the public during a Q&A at the president’s reception, which his family had attended.