Speaking at Richmond's Jack Dyer Medal last night, coach Damien Hardwick spoke about the possibility of Jack Higgins making a shock-early return next season.

Hardwick flagged last night that former Goal of the Year Winner, Jack Higgins may be available for Round 1 of the 2020 season.

Higgins sustained a brain bleed in July during a VFL game and therefore underwent an operation as recent as two weeks ago.

โ€œTo a young man named Jack Higgins, who had a significant injury like you would not believe, for him to make the time and effort to come down to see our playing group on Thursday, merely a week after his operation, was simply inspirational,โ€ Hardwick said.

Hardwick attributed the energy group of the recent premiers to the presence of Higgins at last week's Thursday training session.

โ€œI canโ€™t wait to get you back mate, and look forward to seeing you round one next year.โ€