Player Watch #5 Isaac Heeney

[Kennedy Parker]

Isaac Heeney

Isaac Heeney

5

Isaac Heeney

Age

27

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.7

5star

M

4.9

5star

T

4.1

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

14.3

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

5.5

3star

M

4.8

4star

T

2.5

3star

G

1.2

5star

D

10.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.0

4star

is a crowd favourite and one of the best young players in the competition. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy graduate won the 2018 AFL Mark of the Year award, was selected in the AFL Players’ Association’s 22Under22 team in two of his eligible four years and played his 100th senior game in 2019. Heeney can be used in the midfield, forward line – where he booted four goals in star teammate Lance Franklin’s absence in Round 20 last year – or as a loose man in defence.

Isaac Heeney

5

Isaac Heeney

Age

27

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.7

5star

M

4.9

5star

T

4.1

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

14.3

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

5.5

3star

M

4.8

4star

T

2.5

3star

G

1.2

5star

D

10.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.0

4star

DOB: 05 May 1996
DEBUT: 2015
DRAFT: #18, 2014 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Cardiff (NSW)

Isaac Heeney | AFL

Follow Isaac Heeney's progress through AFL

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Rampe tried to play on with a broken hand but it caught up with him

Lynch played the following week and i think got through fine?

 

[TheMase]

Lynch played the following week and i think got through fine?

Rampe came back the following week.

Hopefully this time they can give Heeney the few weeks he needs to heal, particularly given its short.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Rampe came back the following week.

Hopefully this time they can give Heeney the few weeks he needs to heal, particularly given its short.

Yer how would it effect his aerial marking tho?

 

[Punts]

He will play against the cats

 

[TheMase]

Yer how would it effect his aerial marking tho?

No idea. I’d imagine it would be better without a broken hand lol

 

[S120]

This is a little concerning now. He's clearly very hampered by his hand injury. He'd normally swallow that mark at the end to ice the game and he's been beaten soundly in the last two games by the likes of Jy Farrar and even Zac Guthrie beat him in an aerial contest last night. He's either got to gut it out or take time off. Heeney in his younger years did sometimes have a propensity to let his intensity drop during games (not having a go at him, just calling what I saw) so I hope he's not letting the injury affect him above and beyond how much it's hampering him but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. He's rushed back to play a role for an injury-struck team and is doing his best, just clearly very much not at full fitness.

 

[Ticky009]

Am actually worried he might have got a cracked rib from that knee

 

[S120]

Am actually worried he might have got a cracked rib from that knee

Forgot about that actually. Another reason he was quiet last night.

 

[Superstar swan]

If heeney isn’t right he shouldn’t be played, far too valuable to the club. He rarely loses a 1 v1 yet got beat by zuthrie

 

[momentbymoment]

I know it’s not his fault, but injuries really affect the value of a player.

Florent has missed one game in 3 years and I suspect he is earning a fraction of what Heeney earns.

 

[CheapCharlie]

It was a pleasure watching Heeney yesterday
The guy is like a Jaguar, sleek and light on his feet
He marks the ball in difficult situations when it counts and his possessions are impactful

 

[caesar88]

He is my favourite Swan to watch since Goodes. The guy is just a walking highlights reel with the ticker to match.

 

[Big Blood]

Kane Cornes: "he’s a top 20 player in the game"

Garry Lyon: “He looks like a male model has wandered in and he was happy to be there"

"He’s a top 20 player": Sydney star fast becoming one of the game's best

Kane Cornes believes Heeney is among the 20 best players in the competition.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Punts]

You would love him to still become a clean mid and his field kicking yesterday was elite but I think that boat has sailed due to injury amd just how good he is up forward

 

[Bloods86]

I tend to favour the quiet, underrated players e.g. Nick Smith that don't generate headlines (doesn't mean I don't love the others though). That said, my recent/current favourites are Hewett, Dawson and Heeney. Isaac has the flair and star factor, but puts his body on the line and plays the roles he's given well (especially when fit). That and when he takes a mark on the boundary inside 50, it's pretty much a lock.

 

[S120]

You would love him to still become a clean mid and his field kicking yesterday was elite but I think that boat has sailed due to injury amd just how good he is up forward

His marking is at another level for a guy his size. His hands and his spring are just too hard to stop for defenders his size. Made Saad look like a little boy, and that's no mean feat because Saad has been a very good defender for a long time now.

 

[Nuggetz]

His balance between playing in the fwd50 and roaming up the ground to stoppages was perfect. Hopefully we continue to see a similar balance but it's all dependant on who else is available in the fwd line.

 

[hairy biker]

Broken thumb no bother for AFL star Heeney

Sydney young gun Isaac Heeney has revealed he broke his thumb soon after making his AFL return from a broken hand.

thewest.com.au

Sydney hard nut Isaac Heeney has revealed he suffered a broken thumb after returning from a broken hand, vowing that a series of injuries won't affect how he plays AFL.

Heeney missed the round-five derby because of a broken hand, played two games then skipped a round-eight loss to Melbourne.
His ankle was the main reason he sat out the MCG clash but, unbeknown to those outside the club before Monday's admission, he also broke his thumb in round seven.

My thumb was just from a tackle, hitting someone's elbow.

For me a lot of it is recovery and then try and get a training session in throughout the week. If I get one in, I'm more than happy.

I've turned a page with that (ankle) ... which is nice. Hopefully by next year it'll be back to 100 per cent.

Tough bugger and an indication of the strain AFL players put on their body.

Hopefully he can stay injury free and turn in more of what we saw on the weekend.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Broken thumb no bother for AFL star Heeney

Sydney young gun Isaac Heeney has revealed he broke his thumb soon after making his AFL return from a broken hand.

thewest.com.au

Tough bugger and an indication of the strain AFL players put on their body.

Hopefully he can stay injury free and turn in more of what we saw on the weekend.

If he can turn in more of what we saw on Sunday, makes the finals dream a lot more of a reality.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I think he’s clearly top 10. Talent-wise he’s top 5 imo, but he just can’t get a good run at it to break into that elite group in the eyes of the wider community.

He’s my favorite Swan and it’s not close. He seems like a classy person and he plays like a mix of Adam Goodes and James Hird. If he can play 80% of games most years I’d almost take it given how good he is when he plays, but hopefully he can get a few full seasons under his belt.

Just a perfect player to have on a team like ours.


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[Superstar swan]

He is the best one v one player I have seen in a long long time. From his marking ability , to his balance and ability to keep his feet. Never loses a contest. The only glaring weakness is his body and his set shots for goal.


When he is on, he is our best player and it’s not even close

 

[rustycrate]

You would love him to still become a clean mid and his field kicking yesterday was elite but I think that boat has sailed due to injury amd just how good he is up forward

Has always been a forward. Its in his DNA

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

Has always been a forward. Its in his DNA

Correct. And the hardest players to find are effective forwards.

 

[rustycrate]

Correct. And the hardest players to find are effective forwards.

I remember reading about him when he debuted. He played soccer and scored 632 goals or whatever one year. Can you imagine moving him from the forwards to the mid field so he could get more of the ball?

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

I remember reading about him when he debuted. He played soccer and scored 632 goals or whatever one year. Can you imagine moving him from the forwards to the mid field so he could get more of the ball?

Yeah but you’d lose his forward craft. And that’s too valuable to sacrifice. Similar with Papley.