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| Phil Walsh Adelaide Crows coach killed at home - son arrested | Phil Walsh Adelaide Crows coach killed at home - son arrested |
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| Phil Walsh, the coach of the Australian Football League's Adelaide Crows, has been found stabbed to death at his home, South Australia Police say. | Phil Walsh, the coach of the Australian Football League's Adelaide Crows, has been found stabbed to death at his home, South Australia Police say. |
| Officers had been called after a domestic dispute in the early hours of Friday. Mr Walsh, 55, was treated for knife injuries but died at the scene. | Officers had been called after a domestic dispute in the early hours of Friday. Mr Walsh, 55, was treated for knife injuries but died at the scene. |
| Mr Walsh's 26-year-old son has been arrested and charged with murder. | Mr Walsh's 26-year-old son has been arrested and charged with murder. |
| Mr Walsh's wife was taken to hospital after receiving non-life threatening injuries. | Mr Walsh's wife was taken to hospital after receiving non-life threatening injuries. |
| Police said that Mr Walsh had been stabbed multiple times and a knife was found at the scene. | Police said that Mr Walsh had been stabbed multiple times and a knife was found at the scene. |
| "There's been an argument, I can't tell you anything about the argument... but as a result of that both Mr Walsh and his wife received a wound and the wound ultimately caused Mr Walsh's death," a South Australia detective told reporters. | "There's been an argument, I can't tell you anything about the argument... but as a result of that both Mr Walsh and his wife received a wound and the wound ultimately caused Mr Walsh's death," a South Australia detective told reporters. |
| Analysis: Wendy Frew, BBC Australia Editor, Sydney | Analysis: Wendy Frew, BBC Australia Editor, Sydney |
| Australia is known as a sports-loving nation but Australian Rules' fans love the game and their clubs like no other. | Australia is known as a sports-loving nation but Australian Rules' fans love the game and their clubs like no other. |
| Aussie Rules, as it is known here, attracts bigger crowds than any other sport in the country, and it's got the nation's biggest stadium, the much-loved Melbourne Cricket Ground. | Aussie Rules, as it is known here, attracts bigger crowds than any other sport in the country, and it's got the nation's biggest stadium, the much-loved Melbourne Cricket Ground. |
| The state of Victoria is the heartland of a game where "big men fly", leaping in the air for the ball, sometimes climbing on the back of each other to do it. | The state of Victoria is the heartland of a game where "big men fly", leaping in the air for the ball, sometimes climbing on the back of each other to do it. |
| South Australia - from where Phil Walsh hailed - loves the game too, with the Crows and Port Adelaide clubs dominating over the years. | South Australia - from where Phil Walsh hailed - loves the game too, with the Crows and Port Adelaide clubs dominating over the years. |
| Points are scored by kicking the ball between two tall goal posts. | Points are scored by kicking the ball between two tall goal posts. |
| It's something fans are proud of, dismissing Rugby League football, which dominates in the states of New South Wales and Queensland, as nothing more than "hand ball". | It's something fans are proud of, dismissing Rugby League football, which dominates in the states of New South Wales and Queensland, as nothing more than "hand ball". |
| Police said the son, named as Cy Walsh by local media, had been living with his parents. He arrived home at about 02:00 local time (16:30 GMT on Thursday) and there was an argument. | Police said the son, named as Cy Walsh by local media, had been living with his parents. He arrived home at about 02:00 local time (16:30 GMT on Thursday) and there was an argument. |
| Someone in the house called emergency services, who then called the police, said South Australian Police Superintendent Des Bray. | Someone in the house called emergency services, who then called the police, said South Australian Police Superintendent Des Bray. |
| The son fled the incident but was found and detained for a psychiatric assessment. He is under police guard in hospital. | The son fled the incident but was found and detained for a psychiatric assessment. He is under police guard in hospital. |
| They are now gathering information from neighbours in Somerton Park, a seaside suburb of Adelaide. | They are now gathering information from neighbours in Somerton Park, a seaside suburb of Adelaide. |
| Local media report that Adelaide Crows players have been gathering at the club's headquarters. | Local media report that Adelaide Crows players have been gathering at the club's headquarters. |
| The team was scheduled to play Geelong on Sunday afternoon but the Australian Football League said on Friday the game would not go ahead. | |
| It said it would not be fair to ask the team members to play "in these circumstances". | |
| There would no rescheduling of other games in this year's AFL competition. | |
| Phil Walsh's AFL career | Phil Walsh's AFL career |
| People have begun laying flowers outside the Adelaide Football Club in memory of Mr Walsh. | People have begun laying flowers outside the Adelaide Football Club in memory of Mr Walsh. |
| The club said in a statement it was devastated by his sudden death. | The club said in a statement it was devastated by his sudden death. |
| "We ask if you could please respect the privacy of his family, as well as our players, coaches and staff, at this extremely difficult time," the club said. | "We ask if you could please respect the privacy of his family, as well as our players, coaches and staff, at this extremely difficult time," the club said. |
| Mr Walsh was formerly an Australian Rules footballer, playing for several clubs before starting his coaching career. | Mr Walsh was formerly an Australian Rules footballer, playing for several clubs before starting his coaching career. |