Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Thanks for clarification BDG.

Realistically who do you think GWS would offer us for our 1st round pick & Shaun? Also do you really think they want more 1st round draft picks vs more experienced players? I'd think they'd want one of our young guns that's already a regular in our side e.g. Roughie and I just do not seeing us trade these types away.

I think there are so many variables with GWS. I think Adelaide and Essendon with their draft punishments would love pick 5 or so, so with GWS apparently on the hunt for a defender GWS might offer a high pick if they traded for our pick for example. If a big forward walks out and is willing to come to us, like Farren did when leaving us, then GWS need to look at it's needs. So taking so many variables, say, Patton says I want to be a dog. We say hell yeah. We offer pick 5 and Higgins, for example. They see Higgins working off the other back flank to Shaw, or forward releasing Palmer to play more midfield. GWS sniff a tall back (say) Carlisle from Essendon and that's agreed to. GWS have lost a full forward, which is replaced by Boyd and keeping Jacksch. They obtain a tall back in the right age/game bracket to pair with Davis and get the flexibility of a skillful back/forward flanker in a good age bracket for their list. And they have more than enough coverage to cover a Patton leaving.

It's not completely inconceivable, I'm not betting on it. But in a sporting world of many variables, if Shaun wants to explore things and we can splinter a Patton type and GWS can on-trade to address needs, it's at least an offer and they will want more. Or Higgins re-signs on a good wage without testing the market.

The best sports observers didn't pick Lebron doing what he has done.

[Scorlibo]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

He was truly a cut above at VFL level.

[jeemak]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Higgins has more positive attributes than he does negative for mine. I think we should keep him if we can, but if he was to seek a move to another club I think a second round compensation pick is the best we can hope for.

Being dropped as lowered his value.

[Maddog37]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

I prefer him forward. Hopefully playing in defence has given him a better sense of what he needs to do to be a better forward.

[Bornadog]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

I expect Higgo will sign on for another two years at the end of the season.

[westdog54]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

He is a restricted free agent. We can just not match the offer if the compo is better than a trade, unless he was packaged with our first rounder to GWS in a big trade...

Part of the problem there is that we won't know what our compo will be when we are making the decision. If we pursue a free agent ourselves we won't be compensated at all.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Part of the problem there is that we won't know what our compo will be when we are making the decision. If we pursue a free agent ourselves we won't be compensated at all.

And if we get the right free agent, we shouldn't be compensated.

[1eyedog]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

I expect Higgo will sign on for another two years at the end of the season.

Really? Given our last few wait until seasons end before making a decision scenarios my gut feeling is he will go. He will be a lose as he is in the age bracket that we desperately need but we have Wood, Darley and JJ to hopefully do the job.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Maybe just a viscous rumor but my brother inlaw tells me that Collingwood are into him and he has told the dogs he wants to leave.
He did not play on the weekend because we would rather play a young play than someone leaving.

This part is fact.
Higgins parents flew to Cairns to watch the game!

[Scorlibo]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Maybe just a viscous rumor but my brother inlaw tells me that Collingwood are into him and he has told the dogs he wants to leave.
He did not play on the weekend because we would rather play a young play than someone leaving.

This part is fact.
Higgins parents flew to Cairns to watch the game!

Where does your brother in law get his info TDB?

[ledge]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Be stupid to leave for collingwood,the side he is at now is on the up where collingwood are well and truly on the slide.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Where does your brother in law get his info TDB?

All he would tell me was that it was someone very close at williamstown - vfl.
He said this guy has been pretty good with info in the past.
Will have to wait and see if it fact or fiction.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Be stupid to leave for collingwood,the side he is at now is on the up where collingwood are well and truly on the slide.

Disagree on Collingwood. I thought they'd overachieved in the first half of the season, and they would hold ground or finish just outside the eight. They have a truckload of good kids who haven't been exposed yet, and although their fans have no perspective on their status,it's about where they're at.

[Pedro Sanchez]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

He's one of our most skilled players and a natural ball winner. had a good year in comparison to all those cut short by seriuos injuries. I would like to see him stay without doubt and would prefer if he was moved back to the forward line. Has great hands and a beautiful kick for goal. With gia, boyd and murphy all nearing the end of their careers, we need guys like this to fill the character gap that will soon open up. His off field leadership would also be sorely missed - very popular player in the squad.

[Bornadog]

Re: Shaun Higgins to wait until post-season before deciding future

Really? Given our last few wait until seasons end before making a decision scenarios my gut feeling is he will go. He will be a lose as he is in the age bracket that we desperately need but we have Wood, Darley and JJ to hopefully do the job.

Yep, this time it will happen. Sick of losing players in the 24 to 27 year bracket.