News Vale Adam Hunter

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[Barrybran]

Drugs seized from scene of Eagles hero Adam Hunter’s death

West Coast Eagles premiership hero Adam Hunter has died at the age of 43, with reports detectives seized drugs and paraphernalia from the scene.

thenightly.com.au

From Splinters Woodcock. Police seized Meth and paraphernalia at his home. I am honestly so stunned Cousins managed to make his way through his issues without paying the ultimate price.

Unfortunately, genetics is a lottery. What my body can withstand, yours might not be able to. All we can do is try to look after what we each have as best we can.

 

[THE A5]

cuz as a footballer had that insane drive and when he put his mind to getting something done he got it done. As bad as his addiction was I kinda believe that drive probably helped him get to get clean too

 

[RookiePick]

What in the actual **** is going on?

Hun-taaaaaa [emoji22]

We all know Adam didn't make the greatest life choices post footy but you have to wonder if concussions are playing a part in all this ala NFL.

 

[Boohemian]

“WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said he was “very mindful of the privacy of the family”.”

Yeah, so that’s why the fuzz leaked to the papers that they found meth at his residence.

 

[xInfected_Virus]

The best Swingman we've ever had, when the team needs a last minute goal, Woosha will send him forward and he will deliver. Thank you for your services to the club you legend and thank you for the 2006 Grand Final last goal.

You will be missed and rest in peace you legend.

 

[WCE777]

I’m kinda shocked anyone would willingly have a Herald Sun membership. Unless you did it for SuperCoach reasons I guess

supercoach reasons

 

[wce4premiership]

Don't know the full story so why try guess?

Also, stop reading garbage clickbait rags and you won't get so annoyed and offended.

Hunter was a seriously good footballer who had his career shortened with injury. For many of us he was the high flying marking option we all pretended to be at school playing king of the pack.

Sucks to hear.

 

[Ishmael_]

RIP Adam, you were my favourite player in that team and for a period maybe our most important. However you left this earth I hope you find more peace in the next.

Putting both the shite timing of the media comments and whether one should never speak ill of the dead to one side, in due course it would be an appropriate move for the club to come out and properly acknowledge they got it horribly, horribly wrong at the time and that senior club leaders (including "Are you taking drugs Ben?" "No I do not John" Woosha), made bad decisions in relation to reigning in drug taking behavior of a group of young men.

Should re-confirm we have learned from bad past mistakes and will (and have been), do everything reasonably necessary to generate a positive and safe work environment (no I not going all lah de dah - for example, unconcerned with Liam boxing on as long as he doesn't get injured).

We either f###ed up completely back then (premiership aside) in not nipping the drugs shite in the bud early on, or we just had horrible luck in scoring a coterie of player that were inherently destined to run off the rails irrespective of what we as a club did.

It's clearly the former and we can hardly go all high and mighty about mud slingers, slinging the mud we created, at us.

Cousins, Chick, Kerr, Hunter etc were pretty much free to do what they wanted as long as we won; and I suspect their families are less concerned now about facts being stated by third parties irrespective of the timing, as compared to wishing the Club hadn't allowed for a player environment, where a significant number are now effectively cooked.

Getting harder and harder to defend as time goes by and as a passing note, Ken Judge, you may have been an average coach, but gee you were right.

I've done a 180 on this and feel the same.

And that doesn't excuse the ghoulish media for their gross exploitation of the situation, or the double standards or whatever.

But it's really so far beyond any of that, or the petty parochial bullshit. It's now 20+ years of carnage and a string of lives directly or indirectly ruined. A genuine tragedy.

How that was allowed to happen and for so long under Nisbett, Worsfold and co is disgusting. And regardless of whatever happened afterwards they deserve a black mark.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Will be remembered as a swingman that would turn games, but he was a very handy CHB.

Loved that rat mullet.

So sad.

 

[Vigour]

Very sad news. Way too young!

 

[Keys]

Decent report by Ryan Daniels including a brief cameo from a well known BF poster (not me)

 

[Cuzz09]

So sad.

1 year away from the 20 year reunion too.



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[Lyyynnnchy]

RIP Adam, you were my favourite player in that team and for a period maybe our most important. However you left this earth I hope you find more peace in the next.


I've done a 180 on this and feel the same.

And that doesn't excuse the ghoulish media for their gross exploitation of the situation, or the double standards or whatever.

But it's really so far beyond any of that, or the petty parochial bullshit. It's now 20+ years of carnage and a string of lives directly or indirectly ruined. A genuine tragedy.

How that was allowed to happen and for so long under Nisbett, Worsfold and co is disgusting. And regardless of whatever happened afterwards they deserve a black mark.

Helps you understand why Judd decided to leave. It does seem at least half the team at that point in time must have been using.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

RIP Adam, you were my favourite player in that team and for a period maybe our most important. However you left this earth I hope you find more peace in the next.


I've done a 180 on this and feel the same.

And that doesn't excuse the ghoulish media for their gross exploitation of the situation, or the double standards or whatever.

But it's really so far beyond any of that, or the petty parochial bullshit. It's now 20+ years of carnage and a string of lives directly or indirectly ruined. A genuine tragedy.

How that was allowed to happen and for so long under Nisbett, Worsfold and co is disgusting. And regardless of whatever happened afterwards they deserve a black mark.

Yeah we still don't know the full story of what went down. Even the Gillard Report that was leaked by the Herald Sun is redacted and missing the appendices.

There's an important story there that needs to be told, and all we're going to get is silence or sensationalism.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Helps you understand why Judd decided to leave. It does seem at least half the team at that point in time must have been using.

It's curious that Judd once claimed that only 5 or 6 players were a problem.

Judd laments tainted West Coast glory years

Chris Judd says it's a shame five or six guys have tarnished an era

www.afl.com.au

If it was widespread as half the team, then was he simply oblivious to it?

 

[kane249]

Helps you understand why Judd decided to leave. It does seem at least half the team at that point in time must have been using.

Judd left for money and wanting to be back in Victoria, nothing more.

It's BS he left due to the culture. Judd was no clean skin himself, and continued to be best mates with the likes of Kerr and Cousins after he left the club.

 

[BSD]

Helps you understand why Judd decided to leave. It does seem at least half the team at that point in time must have been using.

Judd left for 2 reasons, big bucks for himself and better career opportunities for Bec in Melbourne,

 

[Chris_6678]

Call me cynical but the moment WC put up a tribute article , i kid you not an article from the West 1 minute later has the information about Meth being found on him lol

 

[Mr Q]

Judd left for 2 reasons, big bucks for himself and better career opportunities for Bec in Melbourne,

Everyone in WA should be grateful to Chris Judd for ridding us of Bec, she's nothing more than a very irritating X-list celebrity who has the buzzing charm of a mosquito. Melbourne can have her.

 

[DorothyG]

Can we please can the gossip/speculation/trash article posts.

Any death that young is a tragedy for all involved no matter the circumstances.

Have some empathy lads, for the dignity and respect of the family/friends. Be nice if we could keep the thread to tributes/memories of Hunter the play and person.

Whatever comes out comes out. But now's not the time.

 

[garlic munchers]

Helps you understand why Judd decided to leave. It does seem at least half the team at that point in time must have been using.

Including someone's better half.

 

[garlic munchers]

Judd left for 2 reasons, big bucks for himself and better career opportunities for Bec in Melbourne,

3 reasons

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Love the double standards of how the vic media are treating clayton Oliver and his drug issues pulling the mental health card yet still sticking the boots into our players .

 

[Lazzas]

Worked in Bunbury today, heard it was a suspected aneurism.

So sad