Until Freo's midfield starts firing again, you have a large number of players butchering the ball to deal with, not just D.Pearce.
I saw Hill make a shocking unforced error on Sunday resulting in a turnover and an easy goal to Adelaide.
A wining midfield breeds confidence in a players decision making and reduces turnovers. Freo mids are far too often handing the ball off to another player under pressure, mostly because they don't have any better options.
If Freo can somehow get 211, Fyfe, Mundy, Barlow, Neale, S.Hill and Bennell up and about, then D.Pearce will look a far better player in 2017.