Danielle Higgins Explained

Danielle Higgins
Birth Date:	14 March 1990
Originalteam:	Geelong (VFLW)
Debutdate:	Round 1, 2019
Debutstadium:	GMHBA Stadium
Height:	169 cm
Otheroccupation:	Teacher
Years1:	2019–2022 (S6)
Games Goals1:	24 (6)
Statsend:	2022 season 6

Danielle Higgins (born 14 March 1990, previously known as Danielle Orr) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Higgins was recruited directly from Geelong's VFL Women's team prior to the club's inaugural season in the AFLW.^[1] She is the younger sister of Shaun Higgins, a footballer in the Australian Football League, and grew up in Hamlyn Heights, Victoria.^[2]

On 11 March 2022, Higgins announced her retirement from playing in the AFLW, and will finish her playing career at the end of the 2022 VFLW season.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Black . Sarah . AFLW: New Cat relishing second chance . AFL.com.au . . 27 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180627134542/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/aflw-new-cat-relishing-second-chance . 27 June 2018 . 7 June 2018 . live.
2. Web site: Hanlon . Peter . A family business . geelongcats.com.au . Geelong Football Club . 27 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190227100253/https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2018-10-19/a-family-business . 27 February 2019 . 19 October 2018 . live.
3. Web site: Danielle Higgins Calls Time on AFLW Career . . 11 March 2022 . 11 March 2022.