St Kilda's leading goalkicker in 2023, 2024 and 2025, Higgins made the No.1 guernsey his own with a personal-best 46 goals in the 2025 season. The 178cm small forward won Goal of the Year in his debut 2018 season, when he was also a Rising Star nominee, and claimed the Morrish Medal in 2017. He has played 161 AFL games and kicked 233 goals.