Download our new app <\/a>and never miss a headline. <\/p>\nHutchings revealed it was her dream to become a mum, and expressed his \u201cdeep sadness\u201d in a heartbreaking statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with deep sadness that I share the sudden loss of my beautiful partner, Hannah,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201c2 days following the birth of our daughter, Sofia. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am shattered. <\/p>\n
\u201cHer dream was to become a Mum, so it\u2019s been incredibly difficult to take. <\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for all of your messages of support, I can\u2019t always reply to them all but I do appreciate them. <\/p>\n
\u201cSofia and I love you and will miss you very much Hannah.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hutchings shared the tragic news on social media along with a photo of himself beside a pregannt Hannah.<\/p>\n
Condolences have poured in from the footy community following the heartbreaking news.<\/p>\n
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\u201cLove you Hutchy, always here for you,\u201d wrote Hutchings\u2019s former teammate Jack Darling.<\/p>\n
His wife Courtney said: \u201cBeen thinking of you everyday Hutch, no words will ever be enough. P\ufe0fraying for you and your beautiful Sofia.\u201d<\/p>\n
West Coast star Bailey Williams commented under Hutchings\u2019s social media post with a love heart emoji, as did Jamie Cripps and Jacob Blight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThinking of you mate. Sending all our love your way,\u201d said another former teammate, Mark LeCras.<\/p>\n
Hutchings and Hannah are believed to have dated since 2023.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old retired from playing the following year, having made 120 AFL appearances, all for West Coast, where he won the premiership in 2018.<\/p>\n
More to follow…<\/p>\n
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