King makes case for Higgins to be cleared but wants to “fine the faker” in separate incident

St Kilda forward Jack Higgins is likely heading to the Tribunal for a dangerous tackle on Friday night, but the Saints have a case to set him free. That’s the opinion of Gerard Whateley, who believes Aliir Aliir – who was concussed as a result of Higgins’ dangerous tackle – contributed to his own injury. Higgins picked up the Power defender midway through the second term of an eventual 10-point loss and dumped him into the ground, with Aliir’s head making significant contact with the turf. Jack...

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