Bye Bye Jack Higgins!

[Tigers2011]

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 Range in missing easy set shots tonight.

Agree with that. He can be extra damaging then.

 

[jb03]

Thought he was in the best.

 

[zippadeee]

Thought he was in the best.

Gee thats not saying much.
Big V and Grimes were our 2 best.
The rest should've stayed at home

 

[22nd Man]

Hope he is OK after Soldo tried to reopen his skull stitches.

 

[craig]

Gee thats not saying much.
Big V and Grimes were our 2 best.
The rest should've stayed at home

Yep our defenders were the best for us tonight.

 

[waiting]

Yep our defenders were the best for us tonight.

Leading possession winners.

Midfield & wingers smashed..

 

[French Tiger]

Put him more time on ball. Little bit wasted all the time up forward.

 

[French Tiger]

Yep our defenders were the best for us tonight.

Apart from 1 or 2 of them i thought they were a bit ordinary & gave up easy goals. They probably looked like they were okay because early the ball was down there so much.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Played well again I thought. Has slotted in much better than hoped or expected. A rare highlight.

 

[Baloo]

about the only thing to take some joy in over two weeks is seeing Higgo return. Not just for the human interest story, but he's always worth watching when he's near it or got it.

 

[tigerman]

Played well again I thought. Has slotted in much better than hoped or expected. A rare highlight.

Agree, he was good, and will only get better.

 

[tigerlove]

He's a natural footballer. I think we forget how good he has actually played in some games in the past. Atm he's showing the rest of our small forwards the way.

 

[TigerMad]

I like that he’s clean with the ball again. .........
Different player to the one we dropped after that Adelaide game last year.

Exactly right.
Was a one touch player early on and then got fumbly.

Will get better and better

 

[spook]

Too slow. Drop. Trade.

 

[achillesjones]

I think he would be about number 10 in line to get dropped at the moment.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Too slow. Drop. Trade.

Straight swap for Menadue spook?

 

[spook]

Straight swap for Menadue spook?

Na, that would be Short or Oleg.

I love Higgo. Love his heart, his footy brain, but our pressure drops when he's in because he struggles to get there. And he cannot *smile* ing kick.

I'm being a bit cheeky here, but Higgo's last game last year was our last loss. Since he's been back we haven't won. His last five games have been four losses and a draw. Before anyone jumps on me, I'm not blaming him for the losses - we were undermanned in the three last year and many other things are wrong at present. But 12 touches v Collingwood, 8 from marks. For a small. 4 ground level touches. Yes, it was his first game. Yes, it was great just to see him out there. But I texted Big Jack over a year ago, before the brain bleed was diagnosed: "Should we trade Higlet?" It would be tough. Ruthless.

Maybe he's a mid. But 1 clearance for the year so far (he's playing forward). 1 goal. Fewer goals per game than any of Rioli, George, Butts or Shai at the same stage.

But it's more the balance of the side. Not enough heat on the oppo.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Some valid points spooker. However for a small forward Higgo's numbers are more than solid for a guy making his way back.
Looks like a world beater next to what Rioli has put out since lock down.
He stays in for now.

 

[tigerman]

I'd like to see Higgo playing in the midfield, I reckon that's his best position.

 

[spook]

Some valid points spooker. However for a small forward Higgo's numbers are more than solid for a guy making his way back.
Looks like a world beater next to what Rioli has put out since lock down.
He stays in for now.

The Prince is struggling, fo' sho'. So's George. And Lablett. Gives credence to the word that we've been putting a lot of miles into legs. They're heavy now, so that they may be lethal later.

Higgo can get a kick, and at the moment Dan can't. But ball use is also at opposite ends of the spectrum, Daniel going at 92% for the year, Higlet 55%. The Prince is our #1 heat man, Higgo somewhere above Short but below Jack (R, that is).