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Bye Bye Jack Higgins!
- Thread starter Maxwell
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So many people been constantly putting Higlet in the dropped for the next game basket for so many weeks. Phhhhht. Kid's doing an amazing apprenticeship n absolutely holding his own in the reigning premiers.
Might not be as smooth, pretty n flowing a player as some, but damn he's got some footy nous n effort happening, lots of fun watching him learn.
Might not be as smooth, pretty n flowing a player as some, but damn he's got some footy nous n effort happening, lots of fun watching him learn.
Soon as he kicked it i said to the wife, if its someone from your team doing that its the goal of the year. If your an oppo fan its a blatant throw and the rest of the footy world would be 50/50 on it.
Easy to get distracted by his goal but racked up another 20, in a huge game on the biggest stage and did it when our guns where down for most of the day.
Easy to get distracted by his goal but racked up another 20, in a huge game on the biggest stage and did it when our guns where down for most of the day.
Umpires department have already come out and said it was definitely a goal.
So time for the saltiness to dissipate.
So time for the saltiness to dissipate.
zippadeee said:
GOTF (Goal of the forever).
how did that Rising Star certainty Stepheson go today?
he is probably leaving his run too late but Higgins should be in the conversation.
Brodders17 said:
Surely sneaks into the top 5. At this stage I would have it -
1. Doedee
2. Stephenson
3. Witherden
4. Higgins
5. Rayner
Honourable mentions to Cerra & Florent.
bullus_hit said:
really? I'd have Stephenson then daylight. The rest have all been very good.
Good good smart footballer, tough and great for his size overhead and get the feeling he hates to lose.
I think Bullus & I discussed this on here prior to the draft and both thought if he slipped to our #15 we would be wrapped with the result of having a kid like higgins at #15
Well our list managment went and traded that pick didnt they for #20 + #25 But we still ended up with Higgins at #17 Fantastic result there was 1 other player i would have liked at that pick and that was Richards (really think that kid will be a Gun player)
Getting back to Higgins, Whilst its always been mentioned that he is a small foward the kid is a natural midfielder capable of racking up 25-30 touches a game and i think its his height that make people think he is a small foward.
If Higgins was 10cm taller he would have easily gone top 10 and probably top 5
Well our list managment went and traded that pick didnt they for #20 + #25 But we still ended up with Higgins at #17 Fantastic result there was 1 other player i would have liked at that pick and that was Richards (really think that kid will be a Gun player)
Getting back to Higgins, Whilst its always been mentioned that he is a small foward the kid is a natural midfielder capable of racking up 25-30 touches a game and i think its his height that make people think he is a small foward.
If Higgins was 10cm taller he would have easily gone top 10 and probably top 5
St Kevin said:
It wasn't that mystifying. A while back I thought he was just going and being a first year player, and that we had a few in the wings, just seemed like the thing to do. Wrong! Just shows the coaches, and in this particular case you, know more than I do. Its why I take the fans calls, including mine, with a grain of salt. The coaches and fitness staff know the capabilities and potential of players best.
tigersnake said:
I think my critique was more with those on PRE (and there were a few) who thought he was being gifted games. No one is gifted games at Tigerland anymore. He’s shown he can be a dangerous small forward and an elite clearance midfielder in his first season. Imagine matching up on Pendles in your first year! Turbo has had that exposure and gotten better and better. Cemented in the best 22 atm.
St Kevin said:
I don't think anyone went that hard. Maybe, I missed it. Speaking for myself, he'd dropped off a bit, nothing bad, and it just seemed to make sense to roll Bolton and Stengle through (Baker wasn't in the equation really).. In hindsight it was a dumb call, and now as you say, entrenched. Had a huge month.
