After attending Chisholm Catholic College and then Guildford Grammar School, Pearce made his senior debut in the WAFL for Swan Districts in Round 17, 2008 and played in eight league games, including the 2008 WAFL Grand Final, which the Swans lost to Subiaco.

Pearce represented Western Australia at the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the All-Australian Team.

[4] After displaying good form during the 2009 WAFL season, including a career high 26 disposals against Peel Thunder in late May,[5] he was elevated to Fremantle's senior list in early June 2009.

[10] He was delisted by Fremantle at the conclusion of the 2016 season[11] and re-signed to play with Swan Districts in the WAFL.

However, in January 2017 Pearce ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during training and was unable to play for the whole of the 2017 season.