Junior participation for AFL is on the rise, and former Cardiff junior Isaac Heeney thinks it can only get better

Isaac McIntyre
Updated May 28 2018 - 8:57am, first published May 23 2018 - 3:00pm
PAYING BACK: Swans star Isaac Heeney spent the morning with Cardiff Hawks juniors Rose Williams, Lucas Gray and Taj Williams, showing them the Sydney Cricket Ground. Picture: Michelle Cooling
PAYING BACK: Swans star Isaac Heeney spent the morning with Cardiff Hawks juniors Rose Williams, Lucas Gray and Taj Williams, showing them the Sydney Cricket Ground. Picture: Michelle Cooling

Three years ago a young Cardiff Hawks junior stepped out onto the Sydney Cricket Ground in the red and white of the Sydney Swans, and became one of the youngest debutantes in AFL history.

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Isaac McIntyre

Isaac McIntyre

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