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).
Danielle Higgins | |||
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![]() Higgins with Geelong in February 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 32) | ||
Original team(s) | Geelong (VFLW) | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2019, Geelong vs. Collingwood, at GMHBA Stadium | ||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Other occupation | Teacher | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019–2022 | Geelong | 24 (6) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
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]
Inaugural Geelong Football Club AFL Women's team | |
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Full-back | |
Half-back | |
Centre | |
Half-forward | |
Full-forward | |
Ruck | |
Interchange | |
Coach | Paul Hood |
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