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Clancee Pearce (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian rules footballer
for the Fremantle Football Club in the
Australian Football League
(AFL) and the Swan Districts Football
Club in the West Australian Football
League (WAFL).
After attending Chisholm Catholic College and
then Guildford Grammar School,
Pearce made his senior debut for Swan Districts in Round 17, 2008
and played in eight league games, including the 2008 WAFL Grand
Final, which the Swans lost to Subiaco. He had played in Swan
District's colts premiership winning side in 2007. Pearce
represented Western Australia at the 2008 AFL National
Under 18 Championships and was named in the All-Australian Team.[1] He was
also named as the captain of the 2008 WAFL Colts Team of the
Year,[2] but was
overlooked in the 2008 National Draft[3] and
instead was drafted to Fremantle in the 2009 Rookie Draft with Fremantle's
fourth round selection, number 48 overall.[4] After
displaying good form during the 2009 WAFL season, including a
career high 26 disposals against Peel Thunder in late May,[5] he was
elevated to Fremantle's senior list in early June 2009.
Pearce made his AFL debut for Fremantle in Round 11 of the 2009 AFL season
at Football Park
against Port Adelaide, after four
key players were omitted due to injury. He will be the sixth player
to make his debut for Fremantle
in 2009 and the fourth rookie listed player to be elevated to the
senior list.[6]
His mother is Indian and he is only the fourth
player of Indian
descent to play AFL football.[7][8]
He kicked a goal in his debut match, minutes after fellow
debutant and Swan Districts teammate Michael Walters also kicked a goal.[9] In
total he gathered 16 possessions and six marks, but Fremantle lost
the match by 24 points.[10]
References
- ^
Clarke, Tim (19 July 2008) Six from WA in under-18 All
Australian side; WA Today; Accessed on 5 June
2009
- ^
Pearce named as Colts Team
captain; WAFootball.com.au; Accessed on 5 June
2009
- ^
O'Donoghue, Craig (1 December 2008) De Boer best of rest; The West
Australian; Accessed on 5 June 2009
- ^
AFL Pre-season and Rookie
Drafts; Realfooty; Accessed on 5 June 2009
- ^
Grover out for Dockers;
Sportal (3 June 2009)
- ^ Morfesse, Luke (4 June
2009) First year players on the
rise; Fremantlefc.com.au; Accessed on 5 June 2009
- ^
Duffield, Mark (4 June 2009); Dockers door open for cool
teenager; The West Australian; Accessed
on 5 June 2009
- ^ Walsh, Courtney (6 June 2009). "Melting-pot rookie Clancee
Pearce comes to the boil". The Australian: p. 45. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25594052-5012432,00.html. Retrieved 8 June
2009.
: The other
players of Indian heritage are Daniel Kerr, Jordan McMahon and Fred Pringle. Balraj
Singh was in the Adelaide squad but never played in the AFL.
- ^
Butler, Steve. "Dockers beaten in
Adelaide". The West Australian. http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=4&ContentID=146386. Retrieved 8 June
2009.
- ^
"Port Adelaide vs Fremantle
Player Stats". Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/gameday/0,,5015521,00.html. Retrieved 8 June
2009.
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