‘Devastated by the loss’: West Coast Eagles premiership star found dead

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Hunter was a key figure in the club’s consecutive grand finals against the Swans, the Eagles losing by four points in 2005 but rebounding to win by the narrowest of margins a year later, with Hunter memorably booting the Eagles’ last goal of the 2006 grand final to secure a one-point win over Sydney.

Jude Bolton, the Swans great and an opponent of Hunter’s in those grand finals, summed up the devastated mood of the football world, which has been rocked by the three deaths this week.

“Such a sad couple of days across the entire footy industry. Bloody awful,” Bolton said on X.

South West Football League club South Bunbury, where Hunter was playing up until his death, also paid tribute.

“It is with very heavy hearts this morning that we mourn the passing of Adam Hunter,” the club said on Facebook.

“We extend our deepest sympathies to Adam’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time.”

West Australian police confirmed a 43-year-old man had been found dead in Bunbury.

“About 12.20am (AWDT) this morning, 5 February 2025, police and St John ambulance were called to a residence in Withers upon report of a non-responsive male,” police said.

“Upon arrival, paramedics immediately commenced first aid. However, the man could not be revived. The 43-year-old man was declared deceased at the scene. The death is being considered non-suspicious, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.”

Details surrounding the circumstances of the death are not yet known.

A spokeswoman for St John Ambulance in Perth said three crews had been sent to a property in the Bunbury suburb of Withers overnight to attend a man in his 40s. The spokeswoman said ambulance staff had done all they could to help the man.

A talented swingman, Hunter played 151 games between 2000 and 2009.

Born in Bunbury, Hunter’s football prowess was evident early. He played with the South Bunbury Football Club before being taken by the Eagles with pick No.29 in the 1999 national draft.

In the Eagles’ premiership year in 2006, he kicked 29 goals and the next year was second in the club’s best and fairest to Darren Glass. However, knee and shoulder injuries cruelled his career and he retired after the ’09 season.

Hunter battled legal issues after his AFL career and was fined $400 for possessing cocaine when stopped by West Australian police in 2014.

Serious domestic violence charges against Hunter were dropped in 2021, when prosecutors told the Perth Magistrates Court there were “no longer reasonable prospects of conviction”.

With AAP

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