With four goals and 15 disposals in his North Melbourne debut, Shaun Higgins was the lone Kangaroo to earn a coaches vote.

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On a tough afternoon at Adelaide Oval, Higgins was still able to show the class in disposal that made him a quality free agent acquisition over the 2014 off-season.

In addition to his own goals, Higgins had eight total score involvements, the highest of any Roo for the match.

Round 1 votes: Adelaide v North Melbourne

10 - Taylor Walker (Adel)
7 - Patrick Dangerfield (Adel)
4 - Rory Sloane (Adel)
3 - Eddie Betts (Adel)
3 - Rory Laird (Adel)
2 - Richard Douglas (Adel)
1 - Shaun Higgins (NM)