Crows captain Taylor Walker says he feels “numb” in the wake of coach Phil Walsh’s tragic death.
“When we heard the news, everyone took it their own way but it’s a pretty numb feeling at the moment. When you lose your head honcho, it hits you pretty hard,” he said in a video message posted on the AFC website.
“I think you only have to look at the support we’ve had over the last 24 hours from external people,” he said.
“He (had the) ability to come in (to our club), and in nine months have an influence on every single person and that’s not only the players but admin staff and support staff at this footy club.
“He’s just a great man and one that I started to fall in love with.”
“I had many conversations with him. One that sticks in my mind is when he told me not to ring him after eight o’clock because that’s his bed time,” he said.
“There are a lot of stories like that. Over the next week, two weeks and however long it takes, I’ll sit back and reflect on the memories and what I experienced with Walshy.”
You can watch Walker’s video on the Adelaide Crows website.
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