{"id":938844,"date":"2026-10-24T04:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/938844\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T04:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:18:10","slug":"former-port-adelaide-forward-daniel-stewart-dies-aged-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/938844\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Port Adelaide forward Daniel Stewart dies aged 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__summary\">\n                The Power will wear black armbands at their first home game of 2027 after the sudden death of former key forward Daniel Stewart\n            <\/p>\n<p>                                Daniel Stewart during a pre-season game between Port Adelaide and West Coast in 2012. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n<p>FORMER Port Adelaide forward Daniel Stewart has died suddenly at the age of 37.<\/p>\n<p>The Power confirmed Stewart\u2019s death on Saturday, saying the club was deeply saddened and that the news had come as a shock.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart played 36 AFL games and kicked 31 goals across four seasons with Port Adelaide from 2010 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The 200cm forward was selected with pick No.35 in the 2009 Rookie Draft after playing with North Adelaide in the SANFL. He had earlier come through the Eastern Ranges and Queensland club Labrador.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart was elevated to Port\u2019s senior list at the end of 2009 and made his AFL debut against Geelong in round four the following season.<\/p>\n<p>His career-best haul of four goals came against Richmond in the final round of 2010.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A true tragedy. A brilliant and caring teammate who always had a smile on his face. I loved watching him and his beautiful family from afar. He built a thriving business and shared a special friendship with Matty Thomas. Heart goes out to his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kane Cornes (@kanecornes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kanecornes\/status\/2113815362861244891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 24, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Port Adelaide chief executive Matthew Richardson extended the club\u2019s condolences to Stewart\u2019s parents Donna and Byron, wife Laura, sons Bernie and Lando, brother Leigh, and his wider circle of family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also extend our thoughts to his friends, including his close friend and former teammate Matt Thomas, and to all those at North Adelaide and Labrador who knew him,&#8221; Richardson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaniel was part of the Port Adelaide football family, and he always will be.<\/p>\n<p>                    Daniel Stewart celebrates a goal during the R4 match between Port Adelaide and Collingwood in 2012. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA sudden passing like this is devastating and our thoughts are with everyone who loved him, and with the teammates, coaches and staff who shared the journey with him here at Alberton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club will provide support to those affected by Daniel\u2019s passing, including his former teammates and the people who worked alongside him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Port Adelaide will wear black armbands at its first home game at Adelaide Oval in 2027 to honour Stewart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Power will wear black armbands at their first home game of 2027 after the sudden death of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":938845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-938844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/938845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}