Higgins

[tony74]

Fit and fast

[Viscount Jeremiah]

Fit and fast

Great to here.

I was thinking today that the 2 things that potentially hold Higgins back are 1 his finishing and 2 his speed and fitness.

If he can improve his speed and fitness that would go a long way to elevating his game.

[Russman]

Great to hear.
He was killing it last season , until he got the concussion injury.

[Beno88]

He was All Australian forward pocket a third of the way through last season.

By the end of the season he was barely best 22 at St Kilda.

Glad to hear he's looking good.

[WellardSaint]

Fit and fast

Someone said on here that only 16 at training today?

Is that normal at this time of year?

[saints4eva]

There were 19 plus Hayes, Coffield and Adams rehabbing.

[saint6709]

What's the story with Adams ?
Anyone know if he's a chance to show something - even at VFL level - next year ?

[SaintPav]

Maybe RTB can make a few tweaks to make the Higgins and Butler small forward set up/tag team work a bit better. It doesn’t seem to have been working that well the last few years.

[Yorkeys]

Jack's kicking for goal fell away and Dan doesn't seem a very long kick or good overhead.

[B.M]

Good

He was heavy last season

Poor kicking action

[saints4eva]

What's the story with Adams ?
Anyone know if he's a chance to show something - even at VFL level - next year ?

Problems with his back I think. Being eased back into it.

[saints4eva]

What's the story with Adams ?
Anyone know if he's a chance to show something - even at VFL level - next year ?

Problems with his back I think. Being eased back into it.

[B.M]

Adams and Allison and Peris are a mile off it!

Yet to impress at VFL level

They’ve got this year to show a bit in the Seconds

[Saints58]

What's the story with Adams ?
Anyone know if he's a chance to show something - even at VFL level - next year ?

Adams showed a bit last season with his intercept marking in a few games but he had recuring back problems.
He is a big unit at 198cm plays KPD and 84kg could be a good player if injury free still only 19 lets hope.

[Impatient Sainter]

Higgins on his day, like Gresham are match winners. For some reason he lost confidence in the 2nd half of the season, but to have him back playing at his full potential will be terrific.

[SAINT-LEE]

Adams and Allison and Peris are a mile off it!

Yet to impress at VFL level

They’ve got this year to show a bit in the Seconds

B.M. is one of the three closer than the rest?

I was hoping Peris would be our little lightning bolt thru the middle and even flashing around the goals. He seemed so fast.

[Impatient Sainter]

Adams and Allison and Peris are a mile off it!

Yet to impress at VFL level

They’ve got this year to show a bit in the Seconds

B.M. is one of the three closer than the rest?

I was hoping Peris would be our little lightning bolt thru the middle and even flashing around the goals. He seemed so fast.

I thought Peris showed plenty, he is lightning quick and tackles really solidly for a kid his size. He needs to tidy up his kicking but as a Cat B he is a good option.

[B.M]

Peris averaged around 10 ppg in the VFL playing wing and HB

Needs to impact more than that at that level, in those positions

Being fast doesn’t matter a fk if you don’t get your hands on the footy

Allison is a powerful runner, tall and is a good athlete- can’t get a kick

Adams - struggled

[damienc]

There are no free rides for anyone from here on.

Get really fit, work really hard and improve.

That will get you a game (maybe) in 2023.

One certainty, if you don't do any of those you won't.

Everything is on the line for RTB. Last chance saloon as an AFL coach.

Lenny, Banger and BJ never tasted premiership success as players. Now they get the chance as coaches.

An opportunity too good for them to pass up.

Finally, everyone is on the same page. They all really, really, want it.

Now impart that desire to the players and there might be hope.

[The_Dud]

Yeah but can he kick?

[CQ SAINT]

Peris averaged around 10 ppg in the VFL playing wing and HB

Needs to impact more than that at that level, in those positions

Being fast doesn’t matter a fk if you don’t get your hands on the footy

Allison is a powerful runner, tall and is a good athlete- can’t get a kick

Adams - struggled

Peris averaged 15 ppg, 2.2m and 2.6 tackles.

He played on every line, including a few cameos on the ball across 14 games and never played more than 3 games in a rows.

His 2 worst efforts were 9 possessions games and his 2 best were 21 and 19. He was very consistent in the other 10 at 13.7ppg. His last 4 averaged just under 18ppg.

While that is rather average in terms of VFA, its quite an impressive first 14 senior games from an elite sprinter who has grown up on the game but only taken it serious for 18 Covid effected months prior.

Long way to go? I'm not so sure.

[Toy Saint]

Higgins on his day, like Gresham are match winners. For some reason he lost confidence in the 2nd half of the season, but to have him back playing at his full potential will be terrific.

Perhaps Higgins and Gresham could rotate through the middle and rest up forward.

[Toy Saint]

Peris averaged around 10 ppg in the VFL playing wing and HB

Needs to impact more than that at that level, in those positions

Being fast doesn’t matter a fk if you don’t get your hands on the footy

Allison is a powerful runner, tall and is a good athlete- can’t get a kick

Adams - struggled

Disappointing that Peris wasn't in the Grand Final sprint, surely he's quicker than Hill.

[saynta]

Peris averaged around 10 ppg in the VFL playing wing and HB

Needs to impact more than that at that level, in those positions

Being fast doesn’t matter a fk if you don’t get your hands on the footy

Allison is a powerful runner, tall and is a good athlete- can’t get a kick

Adams - struggled

Disappointing that Peris wasn't in the Grand Final sprint, surely he's quicker than Hill.

Sure is.