{"id":417645,"date":"2026-01-16T20:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417645\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:46:28","slug":"fremantle-dockers-announce-alex-pearce-to-continue-as-captain-leadership-group-extended-for-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417645\/","title":{"rendered":"Fremantle Dockers announce Alex Pearce to continue as captain, leadership group extended for 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Alex Pearce will captain Fremantle in 2026 , with the club announcing he will lead the side for a fourth consecutive season as part of an extended leadership group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Pearce was endorsed by players\u2019 and coaches\u2019 votes after a career-best season that saw Fremantle return to the finals for the second time under his leadership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cIt is no surprise Alex has once again been backed by his peers and the broader Club to lead this side for a fourth year,\u201d Brierty said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cAlex\u2019s growth as a leader has been outstanding. His values, work ethic, and ability to bring the group together continue to set the standard for our Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cHe embodies everything our trademark stands for, and the respect he commands from players and coaches alike was clearly reflected in the voting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Midfield superstars Caleb Serong and Andrew Brayshaw will remain his deputies, with the club expanding to an eight-strong leadership group with the addition of Jordan Clark.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1490b1342b3cbf03973ede81649e53530d40b73e.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Pearce will remain Fremantle captain in 2026, while Andrew Brayshaw (pictured right) and Caleb Serong will remain as co-vice captains.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconAlex Pearce will remain Fremantle captain in 2026, while Andrew Brayshaw (pictured right) and Caleb Serong will remain as co-vice captains. Credit: Daniel Carson\/AFL Photos<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Fremantle footy boss Joe Brierty said Clark has elevated all aspects of his game coming off the back of an inaugural All-Australian selection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cJordan is a fierce competitor who cares deeply for his teammates and our entire football club,\u201d said Brierty<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cHe has been developing his leadership in recent seasons, and he should be very proud of his inclusion in our 2026 leadership group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The rest of the group remains unchanged with Jaeger O\u2019Meara, Sam Switkowski, Hayden Young and Josh Treacy maintaining their roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cAlongside Alex, it\u2019s clear that Caleb and Andy, continue to develop as leaders and once again have been recognised by their peers for the commitment and professionalism they bring to every aspect of their football and the Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThis leadership group is a great representation of the behaviours and standards that our player group value the most and we know they will continue to drive our trademark consistently across the 2026 season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Pearce will captain Fremantle in 2026 , with the club announcing he will lead the side for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,10124,588,85],"class_list":["post-417645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-fremantle-dockers","tag-sport","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}