{"id":938935,"date":"2026-10-24T06:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/938935\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T06:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:04:14","slug":"afl-former-port-adelaide-star-daniel-stewart-dead-at-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/938935\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL: Former Port Adelaide star Daniel Stewart dead at 37"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former AFL star is being remembered as a \u201cbrilliant and caring teammate\u201d after his tragic death at the age of just 37.<\/p>\n

Port Adelaide on Saturday announced the death of its former player Daniel Stewart, who represented the club between 2010 and 2013.<\/p>\n

In a statement published on Saturday, the AFL club said it was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by his passing yesterday.<\/p>\n

Club chief executive Matthew Richardson said the news had come as a shock to everyone at the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of everyone at Port Adelaide Football Club, I extend our deepest condolences to Daniel\u2019s family, including his mum Donna, dad Byron, wife Laura, two sons Bernie and Lando and his brother Leigh,\u201d Mr Richardson said.<\/p>\n

Stewart joined Port in 2010 and made 36 appearances for the club in a three-year stint.<\/p>\n

During this time he scored 31 goals and became a key player in the club\u2019s forward line.<\/p>\n

\u201cDaniel was part of the Port Adelaide football family, and he always will be,\u201d Mr Richardson added.<\/p>\n

\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

\u201cThe club will provide support to those affected by Daniel\u2019s passing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Richardson also confirmed that the club will wear black armbands in his honour in its first home game of the 2027 season at the Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n

As the news broke on Saturday afternoon, tributes began pouring in for the forward, whose death has sent shockwaves through the AFL.<\/p>\n

Among those to lead tributes was TV pundit Kane Cornes, a teammate of Mr Stewart at Port, who described his death as \u201ca true tragedy\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA brilliant and caring teammate who always had a smile on his face,\u201d he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved watching him and his beautiful family from afar. He built a thriving business and shared a special friendship with Matty Thomas.<\/p>\n

\u201c[My] Heart goes out to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Stewart joined Port Adelaide in the 2009 draft after he was recruited from SANFL team North Adelaide. <\/p>\n

He had previously opened up about his experiences with depression. <\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I had nothing. I lost my footy career … I couldn\u2019t get a job, I broke up with my girlfriend,\u201d Stewart said in a 2016 interview with The Age.<\/p>\n

\u201dThat\u2019s when everything went really downhill.<\/p>\n

\u201cI rang my mum and I started bawling my eyes out. I was like, \u2018I can\u2019t do this anymore\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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