Former West Coast AFL player Adam Hunter has died at the age of 43.
Hunter played 151 games for the Eagles between 2000 and 2009, winning the 2006 premiership with the famous team.
His body was reportedly found on Wednesday morning at a home south of Perth.
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His death comes one day after former Brisbane Lions player Troy Selwood died at the age of 40.
Essendon’s VFL coach Dale Tapping also died at the age of 59 on Tuesday following a cancer battle.
Hunter – a Western Australian – was drafted by West Coast with pick 29 in the 1999 draft.
He debuted in the last game of the 2000 AFL season, and played nine the following year.
The talented defender established himself as the team’s first-choice centre halfback in 2005 and helped the side make it to the grand final that year, which they lost to the Swans.
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The same teams met in the 2006 decider a year later and this time West Coast triumphed.
Hunter was pivotal in that title.
He kicked 11 goals throughout the finals series and booted the last goal of the grand final, sealing the result.
In a statement from West Coast, grand final winning coach and now Eagles head of football, John Worsfold, described it as an “iconic moment”.
“He was an integral part of a wonderful footy team that played and won that 2006 premiership,” Worsfold said.
“One of the iconic moments in this club’s history is the goal he kicks in that grand final, and that just sums up who he was. He didn’t seek any recognition, even from that goal.”
Hunter suffered serious knee and shoulder injuries and was forced to retire in 2009.
In paying tribute to Hunter, Worsfold revealed one of his former’s players final moments.
”I was lucky enough to coach ‘Hunts’ for a long time and he was just one of those players who put in 100 per cent everything he did at the club,” Worsfold said.
“All he wanted to do was play footy with his mates and share success with them.
“I know a lot of his teammates are reflecting on what he brought to them as a group and as footballers.
“Out of all my time in footy, which is a long time now, he’s probably the player that loved the game more than any player I’ve seen.
“I understand that he went to footy training last night and had a kick for South Bunbury, because that’s just what he does.
“It makes me smile inside to know that one of the last things he did was he went to footy training, and he would’ve loved it I can guarantee that.”
West Coast confirmed players wore black armbands at training on Wednesday and joined staff for a moment’s silence.