Daisy Pearce is a former Australian rules footballer and the current AFLW senior coach of the West Coast Eagles. She is often regarded as the face of women's Australian rules football. Pearce served as Melbourne captain from the competition's inaugural season in 2017 until her retirement at the end of season 7, having previously captained the club in the women's exhibition games staged prior to the league's creation in 2016.
She captained Victoria in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match in 2017, where she was adjudged best afield. Pearce began her state league career in 2005 with the Darebin Falcons in the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL), captaining the club from 2008 to 2016 and playing around 200 games until her final match in 2017. She is a ten-time premiership player, seven-time league best and fairest winner in the VWFL and VFL Women's (VFLW) competitions and a five-time Darebin best and fairest winner.
Pearce was a marquee signing for Melbourne's AFL Women's team leading into the competition's first season in 2017. At AFLW level, Pearce is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian and captained Melbourne to its first AFL Women's premiership in season 7. She is a four-time AFLPA AFLW best captain and a three-time Melbourne best and fairest winner.
Following her playing retirement, Pearce transitioned into coaching. She served as a development coach with the Geelong Football Club's AFL team in 2023 and has been the West Coast's AFLW senior coach since 2024. Outside her playing and coaching career, Pearce is an established media personality in both television and radio, serving as an expert commentator for the Seven Network and 1116 SEN's AFL coverage.