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‘If you’re a team contending, you need depth in every single position. It’s a no-brainer.’
Fremantle Pearce is set to undergo scans on the Achilles injury that ended his grand final early with the potential a full rupture could result in up to 12 months on the sidelines.announced his retirement from Richmond this season The 33-year-old, who played 191 games and was a key part of the Tigers’ three premierships, is returning home to WA with his influencer wife Tayla Damir, who is pregnant with their second child.
“I’m a very in-the-moment, in-the-present type person. So right now I’m retired, but I’m also back training already,” he told the Footy & Friends podcast earlier this month.
“Didn’t take too long; I’m back doing my program. The answer to your question is 100 per cent. You know, never say never.
”“He did retire from Richmond, but he is open at the right opportunity to playing on,” 7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary said on The Agenda Setters.
“I just wonder whether if Fremantle’s scans come back worse than first expected for Alex Pearce, whether he sits by the phone and waits for a call for the Dockers as a ready-made replacement at Fremantle. ” Tom Morris added: “Surely it’s exactly what the Fremantle Dockers need, particularly if Alex Pearce is out for next year. ”“If you’re a team contending, you need depth in every single position. So Nathan Broad, he’s been around successful environments, three-time Premiership player.
Depth probably wouldn’t cost him a lot. It’d be a no-brainer,” he said. Brennan Cox struggled with injuries this year and wasn’t included in the grand final team, while Oscar McDonald earned a contract extension for next year on the back of 14 senior games. He has played at least 19 games in each of the past five seasons and enjoyed one of his better years in 2026 despite the Tigers limping to just three wins.
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