26 July 1989 in the West Australian, Photo and story on Peter Higgins and the issues between Claremont and the Eagles. Headline ” Eagles duty threatens Higgins bid for finals”.
Peter Higgins faces a further setback in his bid to play finals for Claremont. Higgins needs to play 2 of the next 5 games to qualify to play for Claremont in the finals. Higgins has played 3 games for the reserves for Claremont , however, the WAFL ruled that these will not help him to qualify and they will not be counted.
