 His sister Danielle played netball for the Geelong Cougars in the Victorian Netball League and plays for in the AFL Women's (AFLW).Higgins was the Geelong Falcons' best onballer and was projected to be a top-ten selection in the 2005 AFL draft, but fell to pick 11, the 's first selection.He managed to make his debut in his first season, against Collingwood.