Quote Originally Posted by Mantis View Post
Higgins being seen as a very good ball user is a complete fallacy.. rated the worst kick in the AFL and whilst he looks ''pretty'' kicking the ball, he doesn't hit the mark too often. Given he offers nothing defensively it's little wonder he's struggling to hold his place in the team.
His DE is 73.4%, pretty decent.
Averages 3.1 tackles this year which is more than a few of our better regarded players (e.g. Bailey Smith or Lachie Hunter, I checked against our so-called better ball users who run through the wing).

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...&fid1=S&fid2=S

He's a lot more uncontested this year though. Didn't realise he was over 33, could be his last year.