Alex Pearce poised to make AFL history for Fremantle
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Alex Pearce of Fremantle, a footballer originally from Tasmania, will captain his team in the AFL grand final on Saturday, with a chance to become the club’s first-ever premiership captain.
Pearce was born in Burnie, Tasmania, and grew up in a sporting family, his mother and sister were equestrian riders, and his father played cricket.
While young Alex initially dreamed of playing cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, he will now lead Fremantle in an AFL grand final at the same venue. Pearce’s family and community in Ulverstone, Tasmania, are deeply proud of his achievements. Ruth Forrest, the midwife who delivered Pearce, remembers him as a baby with “unlimited potential,” and has followed his career closely.
Scott Pearce, Alex’s father, admits he never anticipated his son would become an AFL captain, but is proud of the leader he has become. Beyond football, Pearce is also exploring and celebrating his identity as a Palawa man, an Indigenous Tasmanian, inspiring his father to learn more about their family history.
The town of Ulverstone is enthusiastically supporting Pearce and the Dockers, with locals painting the town purple in anticipation of a potential win, which would make Pearce the third Tasmanian and first First Nations-identifying player to captain a premiership team.
