Development coach Marty Mattner has given Match Committee more of a reason to consider Isaac Heeney for Sunday’s clash against West Coast.

Mattner, reviewing Round 15 of the NEAFL for SwansTV, threw his support behind a senior recall after the 19-year-old gathered 29 disposals in the Swans’ big win over Redland at BISP.

It was Heeney’s second full game back since returning from a knee injury suffered in the Swans Round 6 AFL encounter against Melbourne.

The first-year recruit, who has played five AFL games, ruptured his posterior cruciate ligament and was sidelined for six weeks before returning on managed game time three weeks ago – since then Heeney has starred.

“He’s been gradually building up his game time over the past few weeks,” Mattner said. “He really impacted the ball around the contest and kicked two goals, finishing off that hard work he did through the midfield.”

Heeney, who was given the extra week at the lower level, could provide the impact Swans need as they look to bounce back from Saturday night’s defeat to Hawthorn.

Both Heeney and Round 16 omission Dan Robinson have put their hands up for selection, according to Mattner, after the latter was named among the best in the 55-point win.

Robinson used his AFL experience to great effect and “really drove the playing group”, playing up to the standards both Mattner and co-coach Jared Crouch expect from the talented midfielder/forward.

“Dan has showed the hard work he’s put in the last couple of years is starting to show,” Mattner said.

In his first game back for a number of weeks, Ben McGlynn got through 60 minutes of game time unscathed which will warm the hearts of Swans supporters.

McGlynn, having just welcomed his first-born into the world on top of battle soft tissue injuries, will play at least two more matches in the NEAFL before the 150-gamer is considered for senior selection including Saturday night’s hit out with NT Thunder in Darwin.

It’s a change of pace for the NEAFL given the five-hour flight and warmer sub-tropical conditions of the far north.

“It’s a learning curve and tough challenge for our players,” Mattner said. “I think they’ve only lost once in Darwin…so it’s always tough to win up there and the heat adds to that as well.”