{"id":939963,"date":"2026-10-25T03:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939963\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T03:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:22:14","slug":"afl-news-daniel-stewart-death-port-adelaide-announces-death-of-former-player-at-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939963\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL news, Daniel Stewart death: Port Adelaide announces death of former player at 37"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Port Adelaide<\/a> player Daniel Stewart has died suddenly. He was 37.<\/p>\n

Port Adelaide announced Stewart\u2019s death and paid tribute to him in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Stewart playing for Port Adelaide in 2012.\u00a0Paul Kane\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Port Adelaide Football Club is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of former player Daniel Stewart, who died yesterday (on Friday) at the age of 37,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Stewart played 36 AFL<\/a> games for the Power between 2010 and 2013.<\/p>\n

The 200-centimetre key forward booted 31 goals across his four seasons in the AFL.<\/p>\n

Port Adelaide picked him up from North Adelaide in the 2009 rookie draft, after he had come through the Eastern Ranges and AFL Queensland club Labrador.<\/p>\n

On behalf of Port Adelaide, chief executive Matthew Richardson extended the club\u2019s \u201cdeepest condolences\u201d to Stewart\u2019s family, including mum Donna, dad Byron, wife Laura, their two sons, Bernie and Lando, and his brother Leigh.<\/p>\n

\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,\u201d Richardson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDaniel was part of the Port Adelaide football family, and he always will be.<\/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, including his former teammates and the people who worked alongside him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes<\/a>, who played with Stewart at the Power, shared heartfelt words about his former teammate on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cA true tragedy,\u201d Cornes wrote on X.<\/p>\n

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Port Adelaide\u2019s Daniel Stewart in action in 2012.\u00a0Paul Kane\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cA 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Power will wear black armbands at their first home match of 2027 in honour of Stewart at Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n

His wife Laura confirmed the crushing news on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cDevastated to confirm the loss of our world. A heart too big for this world. We love you so much daddy,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease respect our privacy as we navigate this incredible loss and prioritise our boys.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Port Adelaide player Daniel Stewart has died suddenly. He was 37. Port Adelaide announced Stewart\u2019s death and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-939963","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\/939963","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=939963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}