Schammer said winning for Pavlich, a good friend and fellow South Australian, had been important to the Fremantle players who had been at the club for a number of years.
The young midfielder led the way alongside Ross Glendinning Medallist Paul Hasleby, finishing with 30 possessions.
"At home, against the Eagles, against all odds…and being down at half time, that's certainly one to savour, that's for sure," Schammer said after the match.
"He (Pavlich) is one of the great players in the AFL and will go down as one if the champions ... It's great to get across the line for him.
"Certainly for the guys that have been around a while – the guys that have been around for five plus years and know what Pav's like and know how selfless he is."
Fremantle had its back to the wall at half time, trailing by 23 points, but knowing it had been outplayed in every aspect of the game.
While the rest of the side lifted with Pavlich in mind, Schammer said their skipper himself played a big role in the turnaround.
Playing through the midfield, Pavlich was held to nine first half possessions by Eagle Adam Selwood. But rather than move forward, he persevered and finished with 23 possessions, seven inside 50s and a momentum-building goal.
"When Pav kicked that goal in the third quarter, I think it gave the team a real lift – he's such a leader and we were very close to hitting the front," Schammer said.
"To be able to put a performance together against all the odds like that, I'm sure it'll mean a lot to him."
Pavlich said he was satisfied and relieved after the dramatic win, but said the result was about the team, not his personal milestone.
He said he asked his teammates to take the game on in the second half after a hesitant start to the match.
"I just asked them to take a risk against the West Coast zone – they played it very well in that first quarter," the captain said.
"We'd take a mark and we were going back and taking our kick, rather than playing on and taking a risk and breaking that zone open.
"That's all I asked and the effort was there."
Pavlich praised Schammer for his crucial role in the win and said Hasleby's unanimous Ross Glendinning Medal win was satisfying.
"[We’re] really happy for him, coming back off a knee reconstruction is a massive effort and he certainly is starting to get into some really dangerous form," he said.
"He's a big game player, he's won four of these now – the boys have started calling him 'Rossco'.
"He knew his role. We sort of played alongside each other in the midfield and he did it with aplomb."
