The AFLW pioneer and Melbourne Demons champion announces her retirement after six seasons in the league and a premiership last season.
Key points:She and the team won their maiden premiership last seasonThe 34-year-old said as she resumed training for the next season, she felt completely content in what she had achieved in the sport in a way she had never experienced before."I'm closing a chapter on my playing career with a very full heart.
She missed the 2019 season after giving birth to twins Sylvie and Roy in February of that year, and said she had "a real excitement and optimism about what's next for me and my family".Despite feeling content with her football career and feeling the time was right to walk away, a teary-eyed Pearce said she was going to miss the game dearly.
"And just the friendships; the ups and downs shared. I've been through break-ups, I've been through pregnancies, I've been through parenting, I've been through losing grand finals … and then you get to go out, pull on a jumper and give your all for a couple of hours on the weekend.
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