Shaun Higgins

Infobox afl player


firstname = Shaun
lastname = Higgins


| birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1988|3|4
birthplace =
originalteam = Geelong Falcons
heightweight = 1.85 m / 85 kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
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debutdate = Round 9, 2006
debutteam = Western Bulldogs
debutopponent = Collingwood
debutstadium = MCG
playingteams = Western Bulldogs (2006-)

25 games, 29 goals

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statsend = 2007
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Shaun Higgins (born 4 March 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.

Higgins was picked with the Western Bulldogs first pick in the 2005 AFL Draft, 11th overall. He grew up in Geelong and was drafted from the Geelong Falcons. Played juniors with St Josephs and briefly with Bell Park, but then moved to Newtown for his intermedient football, progressing to the Geelong Falcons TAC Cup team.

He was part of the 2005 TAC Cup team of the year (the under 18 competition).

He managed to make his debut in his first season (2006), against Collingwood. He played mostly as a small forward then but suffered a season ending elbow injury in Round 13 against the West Coast Eagles. This ruled him out of playing finals at the end of 2006.

Although he is primarily a forward, Higgins has been used sometimes in the midfield.

He was the Round 8 nominee for the 2007 NAB Rising Star award.

External links

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*AflRleague|ref=S/Shaun_Higgins.html

References

* "AFL Record 2006 Season Preview", ed. Michael Lovett, AFL Publishing.