Jack Higgins [merged]

[Diocletian]

..and does stuff all with them...

[Diocletian]

Higgins and Baker should be competing for the same spot, not in the side together.....

[one-eyed]

Hardwick explains why he dumped livewire forward

AFL.com.au
Sarah Black
Jun 28, 2019

YOUNG Richmond livewire Jack Higgins set the AFL world alight with his exuberance in his debut 2018 season, and Tigers coach Damien Hardwick says he needs to bring the fun back to his game.

Higgins has been dropped after 28 straight games dating back to round nine last year after struggling in an injury-depleted side in recent weeks.

The 20-year-old has averaged 13 touches and has not kicked a goal over his past three games.

"He's probably the first to say he hasn't been at his best form. He's probably a little bit reflective of our side, he hasn't had the benefit of the connection of play we normally have," Hardwick said.

"He was probably a little bit fumbly last week, but Jack knows how important he is to our side. If we want to get to where we need to go, he certainly needs to be a part of that.

"He'll go back and [has] got to learn how to enjoy his footy a little bit when he goes back, not put so much pressure on himself. I think he's such a guy that wants to achieve such great heights, I think sometimes he can become his own worst enemy.

"If Richmond's playing its best footy, Jack Higgins is certainly part of our side. I'm looking forward to watching him play and seeing him back in the seniors very soon."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-06-28/hardwick-wants-dumped-tiger-to-find-the-fun-factor

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stuff stuff stuff


Higgins in deep poo.


https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-s-higgins-hospitalised-with-brain-bleed-20190716-p527uo.html

[1965]

stuff stuff stuff


Higgins in deep poo.


https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-s-higgins-hospitalised-with-brain-bleed-20190716-p527uo.html

Sorry. Too quote the Age


Richmond small forward Jack Higgins is in hospital and facing an indefinite period on the sidelines after scans showed he had suffered a brain bleed.

[taztiger4]

stuff stuff stuff


Higgins in deep poo.


https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-s-higgins-hospitalised-with-brain-bleed-20190716-p527uo.html

bloody hell, he is OK

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Out for the year 

https://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-07-17/young-tiger-stars-season-in-doubt-after-bleeding-on-brain

[Andyy]

Must be minor given that he is still relatively well, but what's most concerning is the lack of a critical incident to initiate the bleeding. Will probably need some haem investigations to check out some aspects of his blood, coagulation profile, red cell structure etc, as well as neurosurgeon input blah blah. Will takes weeks...

[one-eyed]

Cherny told SEN’s The Sporting Capital that the severity of the issue is as yet unknown.

“Richmond’s Jack Higgins was hospitalised I believe today, he’s certainly in hospital tonight with a brain bleed,” Cherny said.

“There’s quite a bit of uncertainty about this, he was suffering some headaches and he had scans and it’s been revealed to be a brain bleed which is obviously inherently serious, any brain bleed is serious.

“Just how serious it is remains to be seen. The club’s not sure how it’s happened so there’s a fair bit of uncertainty around this and more to play out here.

“As I understand they don’t think it’s related to any head knock or Richmond aren’t aware of any head knock he’s suffered that has led to this, so it is a bit of a mystery in that sense.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/07/16/report-tigers-youngster-hospitalised-with-brain-bleed/

[one-eyed]

Jack Higgins continues to be treated in hospital for a brain bleed. He’s in good spirits and we will provide more accurate information when possible.

All our thoughts are with Jack, his family, and the whole team at this time 💛🖤

https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC

[Eat_em_Alive]

Get well Higgo 

[lamington]

stuff poor Jack. Wishing him, his family and his girlfriend all the best

[one-eyed]

'Totally unexpected': Young Tiger in hospital after bleeding on brain

AFL.com.au
Nat Edwards
Jul 17, 2019

RICHMOND is yet to rule out young gun Jack Higgins for the rest of the season, with the Tiger forward to spend a couple of more days in hospital to have further tests on a brain bleed.

The 20-year-old experienced headaches and was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to have brain scans.

Richmond football boss Neil Balme said Higgins would need extra tests over the coming days to find out the origin of the bleed, and what steps needed to be taken next to treat it.

"He had a bad headache the night before," Balme said on Wednesday morning.

"His dad rang the doc and [Jack] came in and saw him, and [the doctor] thought [Jack] better get a scan to have a look at him and it turns out he had a bleed on the brain which was totally unexpected from us.

"There was no serious incident that we were concerned about, so it's a worry, and we're concerned about him, but the feedback is that it's not terribly dangerous.

"But obviously it's pretty serious that it needs more tests, and we'll find out over the next couple of days what the prognosis is."

Higgins has spent the past three weeks playing in the VFL after being sent back to rediscover his best form.

Higgins burst onto the scene last year after being selected at pick No.17 in the 2017 NAB AFL Draft, kicking the 2018 Coates Hire Goal of the Year against Collingwood in round 19.

Richmond hasn't ruled out the energetic Tiger returning to football in 2019, but Balme said the club was still waiting on more information before making a call.

"If you know Jack he's so committed to his footy so the fact that he won't be able to play for a while won't be easy for him or for us," Balme said.

"It's all part of the journey. Hopefully it's not 'serious serious' and he can get over it and get back to playing footy really soon, but we honestly don't know that as yet."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-07-17/young-tiger-stars-season-in-doubt-after-bleeding-on-brain

[mightytiges]

All the best wishes, Higgo.

For personal/family reasons, when I first heard he had a bleed on the brain I just felt plain sick. Brought back horrible memories. Anyway, by the sound of it, it's not like that for Higgo and he is fully conscious and in good spirits. Being young, fit and healthy also makes a huge difference. As much as Higgo lives and loves footy, the main thing now is he is okay to live a normal life. Hopefully, like Harris Andrews, Higgo makes a full recovery and can come back to footy even if it means it's next year.

[one-eyed]

Peter Jess mouthing off yesterday while not knowing what he is talking about  .


But player agent and concussion advocate Peter Jess said this is another example of "catastrophic diagnostic failure".

"This is simply unacceptable in this era of advanced screening technologies that the clubs and AFL refuse to adopt," Jess said.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/higgins-brain-bleed-treatment-continues-20190717-p527yb.html