Fremantle skipper Alex Pearce can’t wait to return to the scene of his Adelaide Oval heroics after a sensational match-saving smother against the Crows on Friday night.

The Dockers’ incredible comeback was sealed as Pearce threw his body across a kick from James Peatling that looked destined for the big sticks with only 17 seconds remaining in the match.

The smother allowed Fremantle to hold on to their epic two-point victory.

The side’s last trip to the City of Churches also saw Pearce win the game off his own boot, the key defender sneaking forward and taking a huge mark to set up a shot in the final minute.

And the skipper didn’t let his side down, kicking the major to seal victory over Port Adelaide.

It bodes well for the Dockers’ return trip to Adelaide this week to face Collingwood for Gather Round.

“I am liking (Adelaide) at the moment, yeah,” he told 7NEWS as the team flew back to Perth on Saturday morning.

“It’s a really hard place to go and win, and we knew it was going to be a vocal crowd.

“So, to win like that in such a big game is huge for us.”

Despite the highlight moment, Pearce was quick to put all the praise on his teammates and hailed the victory as a big moment in the season.

“I’m really proud, it was a really hard-fought game,” he said.

“We played a lot of good footy, but there was a period there where we were under a lot of pressure.

“So, in that last quarter, for us to stand up and retake the lead showed a lot.”

Speaking after the match in Adelaide on Friday night, Pearce said it would have been a bitter pill to swallow had his side been unable to bring home the four points after having been up by 34 points halfway through the third term.

“It’s a bit early for that (whether the win establishes them as a legitimate contender), I think,” he said.

“It would’ve been a tough one to swallow if we lost that game, considering how we played.

“We spoke going in that this was going to be a real cauldron and a real high-pressure game, and it was.

“We need to be able to relish that and stand up in the moments, and I’m so glad that we did. Next weekend, Collingwood here, it’s going to be another big crowd and another big game.

“Looking forward to seeing what we can do and hopefully going 1-0 again.”

Coach Justin Longmuir told Triple M before Friday night’s game that because the team had a seven day turn around, and not a six, until they face Collingwood the club decided to bring the players home so they could “sleep in their own beds”.