Alex Pearce used to spend hours dreaming about holding the AFL premiership cup aloft, but the Fremantle skipper is doing his best not to let his mind wander since the Dockers shot to premiership favouritism.
Fremantle (12-1) are a game clear on top of the ladder following a club-record 12-match winning run, putting Justin Longmuir's men on track to win a maiden premiership.
The Dockers have a bye this week and face a stern test when they return to action with a blockbuster against Geelong in Perth next Thursday.
Pearce will bring up his 150-game milestone against the Cats - a fine achievement for a player who suffered a series of career-threatening leg fractures earlier in his career.
Fremantle's current squad is widely rated as the best they've ever had - even better than the 2013 Dockers who reached a grand final, and the 2015 outfit who won the minor premiership.
