Four returning Sydney stars will be available for Saturday’s AFL derby but Swans’ coach John Longmire says they won’t automatically fix his winless side’s woes.
Sydney have played finals in each of the last seven years, and 13 of the last 14. They have finished in the top four on the ladder for five years in a row.
Dermott Brereton recently noted on SEN that “anyone who’s going to be bona-fide superstar will take off in their third year of football”.
Sydney’s run of AFL pre-season fitness woes has continued with boom youngster Isaac Heeney laid low and considered unlikely to play in round one.
Sydney midfielder Isaac Heeney will remain with the Swans until at least the end of the 2022 season after extending his current deal for another five years.
Emerging Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney admits he was “cooked” two months ago and coach John Longmire made a good call to drop him from the AFL.
Essendon’s Orazio Fantasia is the poor sap nominated as the Round 23 Rising Star. While he can hold on to that forever, it’s not going to matter in the scheme of the overall award. That one is a race of two, and has been for almost six months.
Isaac Heeney will be out of action for at least a month, meaning his AFL Rising Star hopes have taken a big hit.
In a major positive for AFL in the northern states, Sydney Swans Academy graduate Isaac Heeney has emerged as a potential superstar of the future.
He’s only three games into his AFL career, but Sydney forward Isaac Heeney is already getting tuition from Buddy Franklin and been dubbed “Halo” and “Golden Child” by his teammates.
Isaac Heeney says keeping a lid on his nerves will be key when he makes his AFL debut for Sydney on Saturday.
Far from being upset at the AFL price they will have to pay for Isaac Heeney, Sydney say it shows their controversial academy system is working.
