UPDATE, 5:34pm: Danny Frawley has been confirmed as the AFL personality killed in a car crash on Monday.
It is with great sadness that we confirm Danny Frawley has died.
— SuperFooty (AFL) (@superfooty) September 9, 2019
Our thoughts with his family and friends. RIP Spud
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Frawley was St Kilda captain from 1987-1995 and club best and fairest in and All-Australian in 1988.
He coached Richmond FC from 2000-2004 and was most recently a radio commentator and co-host on Fox Footy.
EARLIER…
There are reports a “prominent AFL identity has lost his life in a car crash” in Victoria.
According to local outlets, a man died in a single-vehicle smash west of Melbourne on Monday afternoon.
The driver died at the scene from injuries suffered when his vehicle hit a tree at Millbrook, 20km east of Ballarat, at 1.30pm.
According to Melbourne’s 3AW, there are reports the man is a “well-known AFL identity”.
LISTEN:
An AFL figure is believed to be dead in a car crash at Millbrook.https://t.co/ie7GZ6lCs0
— Herald Sun (@theheraldsun) September 9, 2019
