Overview
- Former Port Adelaide key forward Daniel Stewart died suddenly on Friday at age 37, the club confirmed in a statement released Saturday.
- Port Adelaide chief executive Matthew Richardson extended condolences to Stewart’s parents, wife Laura, sons Bernie and Lando, and brother Leigh and said the club will provide support to those affected.
- The club will honour Stewart by wearing black armbands at its first home game at Adelaide Oval in 2027 as a formal mark of respect.
- Stewart played 36 AFL games and kicked 31 goals for Port Adelaide between 2010 and 2013 after being picked at No.35 in the 2009 rookie draft and promoted to the senior list at the end of that year.
- No cause of death has been released and Stewart’s wife has asked for privacy while the family grieves, with reporting on the circumstances described as an early and developing matter.