FREMANTLE has made a bid to secure Port Adelaide midfielder Danyle Pearce in the first official offer of the Gillette AFL Free Agency Period.
The club lodged paperwork with the AFL on Monday morning for the 26-year-old, who is a restricted free agent.
Pearce has played 154 games for the Power since making his debut in 2005, winning the NAB AFL Rising Star award in 2006, and his club has the right to match Fremantle's offer in the next 72 hours.
Fremantle confirmed the move in a statement released on Monday morning as the free agency period, which runs until October 19, opened.
"The Fremantle Football Club has today lodged documentation with the AFL for Port Adelaide restricted free agent Danyle Pearce to join the club," the statement read.
"The club will not be making any further comment until the free agency process is completed."
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Nathan Schmook covers Fremantle news for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Nathan
