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Bye Bye Jack Higgins!
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The fact Polak even played football again following it was bloody staggering, talk about courage.
Different causes and injuries however.
Grahams was a Blunt Force Trauma causing direct Brain trauma and Injury.
Higgo's was a collection of blood leaking from a vascular malformation or weakness, not a traumatic injury like Graham suffered when hit by the tram, but a serious life threateing one all the same.
So heres hoping it is another great chapter in what has already been a great story for the lad.
Tony Braxton-Hicks
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Yes Mo, AV malformations are more common than many would realise. A weakness or messed up bunch of veins that are not allowing for proper blood flow, that can balloon out under pressure causing leaks or ruptures.
Unfortunately you often wont know you have one until it starts playing up and becomes symptomatic and it is found on CT and MRI, similar to an aneurysm.
They are similar to an anuerysm that has a weakness that if one is lucky doesn't rupture or leaks slowly like Higgos and it was caught on time.
Surgery is obviously not without associated risk but also the only way to rectify it and its quite successful, as we have seen with Higgo.
I doubt hits to the head will impact it, I'm sure the surgeon said as much as it was dodgy veins sorted out and fixed as opposed to a traumatic cause.
Unfortunately you often wont know you have one until it starts playing up and becomes symptomatic and it is found on CT and MRI, similar to an aneurysm.
They are similar to an anuerysm that has a weakness that if one is lucky doesn't rupture or leaks slowly like Higgos and it was caught on time.
Surgery is obviously not without associated risk but also the only way to rectify it and its quite successful, as we have seen with Higgo.
I doubt hits to the head will impact it, I'm sure the surgeon said as much as it was dodgy veins sorted out and fixed as opposed to a traumatic cause.
Thought Higgins was a really good contributor. Wanted to be part of the action and was more than competitive. More than held hos own.
Maybe it's my ageing eyes but he seems to have found a fraction more pace.
Maybe it's my ageing eyes but he seems to have found a fraction more pace.
Loved his interview with Foxfooty post game... on the clubs website.
Pretty hard to stop smiling when you listen to him speak...... not sure the sooks in WA will love the "shark bite"!
That would be good, Dimma said that he had improved in a few areas, so maybe he's gained half a yard.
He'll take a lot of confidence from last night, especially with the knock he took to the head, will get better and better.
Higgins isn’t playing stand out football by any means, but I like that he’s clean with the ball again. Keeps himself involved, and showing he’s still an intelligent footballer.
Different player to the one we dropped after that Adelaide game last year.
Different player to the one we dropped after that Adelaide game last year.
Needs to learn how to kick set shots. He's great at snaps but put him 35m out dead in front and he struggles. He leans back as he kicks and lacks penetration which forces the kick to miss to the right.
But he was not the Lone Ranger in missing easy set shots tonight.
But he was not the Lone Ranger in missing easy set shots tonight.
Has taken Rioli’s spot. Plus needs time in middle as first rover. Has tank & size for it.
