AFLW trailblazer Daisy Pearce will not be rushed right into a name on her enjoying future, narrowing her deal with Melbourne’s pursuit of a breakthrough premiership.
Pearce is ready to affix AFL premiers Geelong as a part of the ladies’s teaching acceleration program when she hangs up her boots.
But the 34-year-old will first try so as to add a flag to her exceptional resume when she leads the Demons into Sunday’s grand remaining in opposition to the Brisbane Lions.
Whether she performs on in 2023 stays to be seen.
“I honestly haven’t made a decision on it,” Pearce informed reporters on Monday.
“I’m just going to let myself stay in the moment and enjoy this week and have an almighty crack on the weekend and just see where the dust settles on that.
“It type of seems like there’s approach too many variables in it for me to make a name. I’ll simply wait and see on the finish of the 12 months.”
Pearce was Melbourne’s inaugural marquee player when the national competition began in 2017, having previously starred in the Victorian state league and exhibition matches.
She took one season off to give birth to twins but returned to action in 2020, reclaiming her place as one of the AFLW’s most influential players.
Pearce has captained the Demons for six seasons, is a three-time club best-and-fairest winner and has been named All-Australian three times.
The only thing missing is a premiership, but Pearce won’t let the outcome of Sunday’s season decider dictate her retirement decision.
“I do not really feel prefer it hangs on the end result,” Pearce mentioned.
“I’m a fairly intuitive, type of gut-feel kind of individual. I’ll simply want time to let all of it sink in and see the place I’m at.
“I’ll sit down and have a chat with the list manager and coach and all of that kind of thing. It’s just not something that I’m rushing to make a call on.
“I do not really feel the necessity to and I’m simply wanting ahead to going out and competing on the weekend.”
Pearce sealed Melbourne’s position in a second straight grand final when she kicked a brilliant late goal in last Saturday’s preliminary final win over North Melbourne.
“It was good to hit the scoreboard however extra importantly it was simply good to get to some extent the place we knew we had been within the grand remaining,” Pearce mentioned.
