Daisy Pearce

Daisy Pearce is working as an assistant coach with the Geelong men's team in 2023. Read more here.

Seven network head of sport Lewis Martin has responded after AFL commentator Daisy Pearce was banned from the rooms of a second club.

“Again it’s not something we would force upon a club ... “We’ll respect that and have a chat with Daisy this week. “I think it’s about the match-day role…,” he said. [Geelong](https://7news.com.au/sport/geelong-cats) after [she retired from the AFLW last season](https://7news.com.au/sport/aflw/emotional-day-for-aflw-as-melbournes-trailblazing-captain-daisy-pearce-finally-announces-retirement-c-8966168). Stream them all for free on [Richmond](https://7news.com.au/sport/richmond-tigers) last week that she could not enter their change-rooms, and it has emerged this week that the [Brisbane Lions](https://7news.com.au/sport/brisbane-lions) will follow suit and won’t welcome Pearce into their rooms on game day.

Channel Seven commentator and Geelong assistant Daisy Pearce has been barred from Brisbane's changerooms, following Richmond's decision to do the same ...

“We'll respect that and have a chat with Daisy this week. [Geelong](/afl/teams/geelong-cats/) in a coaching capacity following her retirement from the [AFLW](/afl/afl-womens/) earlier in the year, but remains at Channel Seven as an analyst on Thursday night footy, leaving some club's unwilling to grant the three-time All-Australian access to their rooms. [Geelong](/afl/teams/geelong-cats/) assistant [Daisy Pearce](https://www.zerohanger.com/aflw/players-aflw/daisy-pearce/) has been barred from [Brisbane](/afl/teams/brisbane-lions/)'s changerooms, following [Richmond](/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/)'s decision to do the same earlier in the month.

Channel Seven's managing director Lewis Martin says the free-to-air broadcaster respects clubs' decisions to ban commentator Daisy Pearce from their ...

“I don’t know by the way, I’m only guessing, Hock (Steven Hocking, Geelong CEO) and I spoke about this regularly in the pre-season as to how her role would evolve. Martin added: “Again it’s not something we would force upon a club... “We’ll respect that and have a chat with Daisy this week. once that first ball is bounced, when you’re dealing with clubs (in) pre-season compared to when the season is on, they become different beasts and we appreciate that, it’s a highly, highly competitive competition.” Some clubs may be different, some clubs talked to us about it (in the) pre-season, it wasn’t an issue at all. Pearce, a champion of AFLW who won a premiership with Melbourne in her final game, took up an assistant coaching role with Geelong over the pre-season that has developed into a match day role.

Channel 7 has revealed it respects the decision of some AFL clubs to ban commentator Daisy Pearce from entering the changerooms during broadcasting.

But you can’t do both jobs, so I think it’s reasonable of us to say that. It’s certainly not personal.” “It’s not something we would force upon a club... “We’ll respect that and have a chat with Daisy this week. Channel 7 has revealed it respects the decision of some AFL clubs to ban commentator Daisy Pearce from entering the changerooms during broadcasting. Channel 7 to speak with Daisy Pearce as second AFL club bans her from presenting from inside their changerooms

The retired AFLW champion is an assistant coach for the Geelong men's team. Read more here.

The Brisbane Lions have become the second AFL club to close its doors to popular football commentator Daisy Pearce.

“We’ll respect that and have a chat with Daisy this week. Carlton in Round 1 gave Pearce standard permission to feature alongside Channel 7 colleagues inside its dressing room. Pearce led the Demons for their first two seasons in the AFLW competition before she stepped away in 2019 to give birth to her twins, Sylvie and Roy. Pearce was selected for the All-Australian team on three occasions, starring in the midfield and at halfback before she shifted forward in her final two seasons to great effect, claiming her third AA gong in the early 2022 season. Pearce captained the Demons to a premiership and finished her AFLW career with 55 games. . . “I know I’d trust her to the point that it’s not what she is there for. “I don’t know by the way, I’m only guessing, Hock (Geelong CEO Steve Hocking) and I spoke about this regularly in the pre-season as to how her role would evolve. because we’ve got so many options and Daisy’s insight on our broadcast is so valued, it’s not critical that she’s in the rooms, I guess.” “But I think what happens . Pearce did not feature on Channel 7 in Round 2 when the Cats lost to the Blues in a Thursday night blockbuster. [denied access to Richmond’s changeroom](https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/daisy-pearce-denied-access-as-afl-club-shut-the-door-on-her/news-story/d95a31d59ad2fcb17898da478aaf9fa2) as a result of her conflict of interest.

Pearce is also a game day assistant coach for Geelong, and Fagan says he doesn't want his staff "walking around on eggshells" wondering if the former AFLW star ...

"Making a choice either way is OK. I think you're conflicted when you're a coach and when you work in the media, I think that's a terribly difficult thing to manage." "That's been our choice.

Lions coach Chris Fagan has sympathised with “conflicted” television commentator Daisy Pearce, who has been banned from entering Brisbane's changerooms ...

“It doesn’t make any sense to me, and … “Hodgey just worked with us in the pre-season,” the Lions mentor said. I think that’s a terribly difficult thing to manage.”

Lions coach Chris Fagan has sympathised with “conflicted” television commentator Daisy Pearce, who has been banned from entering Brisbane's changerooms ...

“It doesn’t make any sense to me, and … I think that’s a terribly difficult thing to manage.” “He never actually worked with us in season, so he didn’t know what was going on internally once the pre-season was over, and even in the pre-season, he was a one-day-a-week guy. “Hodgey just worked with us in the pre-season,” the Lions mentor said. “The preference would be that we shouldn’t have to make the choice – I think that’s unfair on the clubs,” Fagan said. “I think you’re conflicted when you work as a coach and you work in the media.