Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce to avoid surgery after grand final injury
- Fremantle have had some badly needed good news in the wake of its AFL grand final disaster, confirming captain Alex Pearce will not need surgery.
- The Dockers are confident the key defender will return to training in the pre-season.
- As the post-mortem continues following Saturday's devastating loss to Brisbane, Fremantle said Pearce suffered a partially ruptured Achilles tendon, as well as a calf strain.
Confirmed
- Fremantle have had some badly needed good news in the wake of its AFL grand final disaster, confirming captain Alex Pearce will not need surgery.
- The Dockers are confident the key defender will return to training in the pre-season.
- As the post-mortem continues following Saturday's devastating loss to Brisbane, Fremantle said Pearce suffered a partially ruptured Achilles tendon, as well as a calf strain.
Sources: ABC Australia