Intro:

Players and team officials in the Australian Football League were left in shock on Friday after Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh was stabbed to death in a domestic dispute at his home.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Gillon McLachlan, AFL Chief Executive:

"The sorrow and the stress felt today touches many in our industry because Phil Walsh gave such a lot to our game."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Gillon McLachlan, AFL Chief Executive:

"He was a man of boundless energy, enthusiasm and great intelligence. He was part of the AFL family for 32 years and there are not many words of comfort today for those who feel his terrible loss in these most difficult of circumstances."


SOUNDBITE: (English) Rob Chapman, Adelaide Football Club Chairman:

"You know, you've got to get straight into crisis management and this is a crisis unprecedented, there is no rule book, and we are dealing with it."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Rob Chapman, Adelaide Football Club Chairman:

"This is just making sure that we've got all of the right infrastructure around in terms of providing the necessary support that they're all going to need, they do need and it won't stop today folks, we'll do that today, and we'll do it tomorrow and we'll do it for however long it takes and even extend that to some of you that know Phil. It's been a long day."