Alex Pearce is Fremantle's captain courageous, and Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is glad the rest of the AFL is finally catching up to how good a leader the 31-year-old is.
Pearce will notch his 150-game milestone when he lines up in Thursday night's heavyweight blockbuster against Geelong at Optus Stadium.
The path has been an arduous one for Pearce, who suffered a series of career-threatening leg and ankle fractures earlier in his career.
