Jack Higgins [merged]

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Does he sound like his parents are rich?

Nouveau riche

[one-eyed]

SEN has redone last year's draft and has Higgins going in the top 5.

1. Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood) – pick 6
2. Tim Kelly (Geelong) – pick 24
3. Ed Richards (Western Bulldogs) – pick 16
4. Bayley Fritsch (Melbourne) – pick 31

5. Jack Higgins (Richmond) – pick 17

Breaking into the reigning premier’s outfit is no easy task, but Jack Higgins has managed nine games so far in 2018. The lively 177cm forward has provided a spark for the Tigers, kicking seven goals in his first three games as he burst onto the scene. Higgins has gathered between 12 and 16 disposals each week, consistently playing his role and adding to Richmond’s forward pressure with 23 tackles.

6. Adam Cerra (Fremantle) – pick 5
7. Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs) – pick 9
8. Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle) – pick 2
9. Cameron Rayner (Brisbane) – pick 1
10. Matt Guelfi (Essendon) – pick 76

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/06/19/top-10-from-the-2017-national-draft-re-selected/

[georgies31]

Playing in the guts now more and doing really well.

[Diocletian]

Ahead of Cerra, Brayshaw & Rayner? Yeah righteo....

[The Machine]

Playing in the guts now more and doing really well.

Yep - seems like a pure mid who is involved in the game and can rest forward at times. Would like him to refine his kicking but it will come in time. Best game he has played no doubt 

[one-eyed]

Plenty of laughs during Higgins' rev-up

Riley Beveridge
afl.com.au
Jun 28, 2018

HOLDING a slender half-time lead over the Swans on Thursday night, the Tigers players grouped together in their usual circle as they prepared for the second half.

Only this time, it wasn't skipper Trent Cotchin or vice-captains Jack Riewoldt and Alex Rance delivering the motivational speech to get the Tigers prepared for a crucial half of footy.

It was 19-year-old Jack Higgins.

The excitable Higgins' rev-ups have become a tradition for Richmond in recent weeks, with the first-year Tiger not afraid to dish out some words of wisdom for his teammates.

It has provided the reigning premiers not only with a burst of energy as they prepare for big moments in important games, but also a means of settling any lingering nerves.

And according to Tigers star Shane Edwards, Higgins' speeches are almost becoming a Richmond ritual.

"He just gives us an extra rev-up," Edwards told AFL.com.au.

"He's done it the last few weeks. Nothing relaxes the boys and gets them up more than a Higgo speech. There's a lot of mumbles and a lot of stumbles, but we love it."

Whatever the teenager said to his teammate before the second half, Higgins himself certainly led by example as the game reached a critical point in the third quarter.

Providing run and dash with the footy, Higgins finished with 20 disposals and two goal assists to provide the Tigers with a spark in their hard-fought 26-point win.

Such a performance was enough to earn the praise of his coach Damien Hardwick.

"He's like everyone's kid brother," Hardwick said after the game.

"He's an incredible lad. He's just one of those guys you love having around your footy club. We're privileged to have a lot of those guys in our system.

"He's not backwards in coming forwards, he's not shy. He's playing some good footy, too. He's only going to get better.

"He just adds so much run. When the game started to slow down, he started to come into it. We've been trying to get him more midfield time, so that will probably happen as of next week with Reece (Conca) missing a period of time.

"But he's only going to get better and better. He's a funny kid."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-28/how-higgins-revved-up-the-tigers

[georgies31]

Love that speech alot of the boys were cracking up.Dusty was the worse .

[one-eyed]

“This is so against the grain”: Lyon weighs in on Higgins’ half-time address

By SEN
29 June 2018

Former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon says that Richmond youngster Jack Higgins’ half-time address was “fascinating”.

Higgins caused a stir midway through the Tigers’ 26-point win over Sydney on Thursday night with a speech just minutes before the third quarter that left teammates chuckling.

While the address has only enhanced Higgins’ status as a cult hero among Tiger fans and neutral supporters alike, Lyon says the scene would have been looked at very differently in the past.

“If you didn’t charge down the race at one stage and have froth coming out of your mouth you were seen to have not have prepared properly,” he said on SEN Breakfast.

“I watched that five times last night, and I just thought, this is so against the grain.”

Respected football journalist Mike Sheahan agreed, saying Higgins’ speech reflects the changing face of preparation for AFL players.

“It does make a mockery of all this stuff about you’ve got to be serious,” he said.

“That was natural, the response of the Richmond blokes. No one thought it was out of place.”

“The Higgins stuff was really intriguing. He’s a nine-game player, isn’t he?”

The Tigers’ win over the second-placed Swans sees them tighten their grip on top spot on the AFL ladder.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/06/29/this-is-so-against-the-grain-lyon-weighs-in-on-higgins'-half-time-address/

[Tigeritis™©®]

Love that speech alot of the boys were cracking up.Dusty was the worse .

I doubt anyone understood anything he said.

[Dont Argue]

Love that speech alot of the boys were cracking up.Dusty was the worse .

I doubt anyone understood anything he said.

You mentoring him?

[Tigeritis™©®]

Love that speech alot of the boys were cracking up.Dusty was the worse .

I doubt anyone understood anything he said.

You mentoring him?

Yeh I talk Englandish real good!

[wayne]

Not so long ago there would have been senior players that would never had allowed a 19 year old to give the team a rev-up.

Good to see 

[sugark]

Not so long ago there would have been senior players that would never had allowed a 19 year old to give the team a rev-up.

Good to see 

Hello Brett Deledio

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Love that speech alot of the boys were cracking up.Dusty was the worse .

I doubt anyone understood anything he said.

You mentoring him?

 

[one-eyed]

RICHMOND’S Jack Higgins will soon join the flood of first-year draftees extending deals within their first seasons, as will and Fremantle’s Adam Cerra.

Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/tigers-set-to-lock-in-promising-cub-jack-higgins-adam-cerra-to-extend-with-fremantle/news-story/ecaf68c84c1a992642dfc60d0ea8b3b0