SHANE Biggs has given opponents and supporters more than a few glimpses of what could come for Boort in the 2023 North Central football season.
The Western Bulldogs premiership star debuted in Black and White on Saturday in the drawn match against Wycheproof Narraport.
Biggs, one of the big recruits to Boort Park under new coach Dale Cameron, spent the day in a forward pocket.
It was the 63-game AFL players first trot on the track since a hip injury when lining up for top suburban side North Heildelberg in 2019.
Cameron said Boort had recruited a fine football thinker who made his presence felt and would contribute to the side’s evolution.
His two goals on Saturday gave a glimpse of that. Five frustrating behinds a symptom of being off the ground for more than three years.
But is was one passage of play that showed the one-time AFL star is in Boort as a team player. Mid-way through the second, Biggs was headed to collect the ball around half forward.
Peripheral vision kicked in - a teammate with better position and momentum was spotted, Biggs used his body beautifully to back a Wycheproof Narraport opponent out and Boort continued to push forward.
That smart play went unnoticed by the vocal Wycheproof Narraport support crew keeping tally of Biggs’ behinds.
But less than an hour into the  game,  Boort and Biggs were showing they have capacity toi deliver on the evolutionary game plan being cultivated by Cameron.
Biggs said he was glad to be back in the footy action.
And while Boort rues a lost chance at four points, Saturday’s draw two points could be handy in a tight race for the final four that is already on the cards.