{"id":439682,"date":"2025-02-04T23:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T00:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=439682"},"modified":"2025-02-05T02:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T02:11:14","slug":"west-coast-premiership-great-found-dead-at-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=439682","title":{"rendered":"West Coast premiership great found dead at 43"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>F\ufefformer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/west-coast-eagles-5sq\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"West Coast\">West Coast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"AFL\">AFL<\/a> player Adam Hunter has died at the age of 43.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter played 151 games for the Eagles between 2000 and 2009, winning the 2006 premiership with the famous team.<\/p>\n<p>His body was reportedly found on Wednesday morning at a home south of Perth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/news-2025-sam-konstas-sri-lanka-tour-v-australia-test-squad-marnus-labuschagne-sent-home-20250205-p5l9mp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Konstas sent home, Marnus mystery after training snub<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/tennis\/news-2025-simona-halep-retires-33-after-return-from-ban-20250205-p5l9nf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Former world No.1 retires on court amid doping suspension comeback<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/the-mole-exclusive-2025-diving-crackdown-referees-brad-fittler-ricky-stuart-comments-20250205-p5l9mr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>League greats back move to stamp out &#x27;blight on the game&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His death comes one day after former Brisbane Lions player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\/news-2025-troy-selwood-dead-brothers-family-brisbane-lions-career-20250204-p5l9g3.html\" title=\"Troy Selwood died at the age of 40\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Troy Selwood died at the age of 40<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Essendon&#x27;s VFL coach Dale Tipping also died at the age of 59 on Tuesday following a cancer battle.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"9a5ecab9-0180-42dd-a6d6-9b8a6b50b934\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/9a5ecab9-0180-42dd-a6d6-9b8a6b50b934\" alt=\"Adam Hunter of the Eagles in 2006.\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"1688\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hunt &#8211; a Western Australian &#8211; was drafted by West Coast with pick 29 in the 1999 draft.<\/p>\n<p>He debuted in the last game of the 2000 AFL season, and played nine the following year.<\/p>\n<p>The talented defender established himself as the team&#x27;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.<\/p>\n<p>The same teams met in the 2006 decider a year later and this time West Coast triumphed.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweeneyPaddy9\/status\/1886926313258410229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweeneyPaddy9\/status\/1886926313258410229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>He suffered serious knee and shoulder injuries and was forced to retire in 2009.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>F\ufefformer West Coast AFL player Adam Hunter has died at the age of 43. 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