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Award-winning Sydney youngster Isaac Heeney is built for finals football according to one of the Swans AFL leaders.The soaring status of 20-year-old Swans academy product Heeney was underlined on Tuesday when he won the AFL Coaches Associations best young player award.The recognition came just three days after one of the snowy-haired Swans best performances, a career-high 32 disposal effort in Saturdaysemi-final win over Adelaide.He also grabbed nine marks, just one off his best and was a dynamo around the ground, making numerous big plays.Hes a solid kid; hes built for AFL football; hes built for finals football, Swans co-captain Kieren Jack said.He certainly doesnt look like your typical 20-year-old.Hes got a good head on his shoulders and hell be around this club for a few years.Jack praised Heeney for bouncing back from a brief mid-season slump.Recruited as a midfielder, Heeney had been used primarily as a key forward for his first one-and-a-half seasons, but has spent more time on the ball in recent weeks, also helping out down back last week.Jack expects Heeney to continue splitting time between forward and on-ball roles.Hes a good size, hes a really good mark for his size too, so he can be really dangerous forward, Jack said.But we saw on the weekend his ability to come into the midfield and have a real impact, too.Hes a strong body, hes not afraid to hit bodies and be physical around the contest , so getting that mix right, its exciting for him and for fans to see where hes going to end up.Jack said the Swans clutch of youngsters were in good spirits heading into Fridays preliminary final against Geelong,They have experienced both ends of the emotional spectrum, having gone from a deflating 36-point loss to the GWS Giants to an uplifting win by the same margin over the Crwos.The differences between the last two weeks will also help them really simplify things - know what works, the level of play we have to play, Jack said. 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CINCINNATI -- The bottom two teams in the NL Central resumed the season with a game that came down to the last pitch. The last-place Reds got the better of it.Adam Duvall and Tucker Barnhart doubled home runs in the sixth inning Friday night, rallying Cincinnati to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that snapped a three-game losing streak.Were 1-0 in the second half, Barnhart said.Of course, they opened the season with a sweep of Philadelphia, only to fall apart and get on pace to lose more than 100 games. But for one night, they felt rejuvenated.Duvalls double off Matt Garza (1-3) cut Milwaukees lead to 3-2, the ball hitting the top of the wall in left. Barnharts two-run double just inside the third base line off Carlos Torres gave Cincinnati its first lead. Jay Bruce added an RBI double in the seventh.Anthony DeSclafani (4-0) allowed six hits in six innings, including Scooter Gennetts homer. DeSclafani leads the Reds staff with six quality starts in seven appearances since he recovered from a strained oblique.Tony Cingrani gave up pinch-hitter Hernan Perezs RBI single in the ninth, and then loaded the bases with one out. The left-hander got Gennett to swing at a high, full-count fastball and foul out.It was probably ball four, but I got a borderline pitch there, Gennett said. I just got under it a little bit.Manager Bryan Price decided to bring in Ross Ohlendorf. The right-hander got Ryan Braun to pop up, earning his second save in four chances.I just thought, 26 pitches (by Cingrani) and it wasnt coming easy, and I wouldve hated for him to get the loss in a situation where he didnt have his best stuff, Price said. We had a fresh arm ready.The Brewers have lost three straight and 10 of 14.Billy Hamilton had a pair of singles, stole a base, and scored twice. He made it home from second on a fielders choice for Cincinnatis first run in the fourth inning.The speed component is beginning to show itself on the offensive side, not just in stolen bases, Price said. Im really happy with the improvement in his game this year.A grounder that deflected off first base helped tthe Brewers go up 2-1 in the fifth.dddddddddddd Ramon Flores singled and advanced on Garzas sacrifice. Jonathan Villar hit a slow grounder down the line that Joey Votto failed to charge, allowing the ball hit first base and skip away for an RBI single.NICE DBruce jumped to get Chris Carters fly to the top of the wall in the fourth. The Brewers Jonathan Villar made a sliding stop on Vottos grounder to the hold at shortstop and threw him out from his knees in the bottom of the inning.HO HO HOThe Brewers worked out to Christmas carols pregame as the Cincinnati Pops rehearsed. It provided the soundtrack for postgame fireworks as part of a Christmas in July promotion.BREWERS MOVERight-hander Corey Knebel was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs and pitched the eighth. He opened the season on the DL with a strained left oblique and went 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA in five games last month before being sent down.TRAINERS ROOMBrewers: OF Domingo Santana -- on the DL with a sore right elbow -- worked out before the game. He could start a rehab assignment within a week. ... LHP Chris Capuano got an injection in his sore left elbow and isnt with the team on the road trip. Hes on the 60-day DL.Reds: RHP Homer Bailey threw 67 pitches in four innings of a rehab start for Triple-A Louisville on Friday, allowing three hits and one run. Hes scheduled to pitch in the minors again in five days. Bailey is recovering from Tommy John surgery 14 months ago. ... 2B Brandon Phillips left in the seventh inning with a strained right calf.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (5-7, 3.62) is 0-4 with a 5.14 ERA in his last seven starts. Hes 2-2 career against the Reds with a 5.88 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances.Reds: LHP John Lamb (1-6, 5.29) has lost his last two starts, giving up 11 earned runs in 9 1/3 innings. Hes 0-2 in four career starts against Milwaukee with a 6.98 ERA. The Reds have lost all four games.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekay ' ' '