Walsh's 26-year-old son Cy has been charged with murder and was taken for a psychiatric assessment in hospital. Adelaide coach Phil Walsh has been found dead. Credit:David Mariuz He made no application for bail at a bedside court hearing on Friday afternoon. He was remanded to re-appear on September 15. South Australian Police have appealed to a taxi driver who may have information that could help their investigation. "Police have information that a taxi driver saw a man, who may have had blood on him, near the corner of Jetty Road and Brighton Road about 2am today," police said in a statement on Friday afternoon.

Police don't know the taxi driver's name or which company he works for and are appealing for him to come forward. Phil Walsh and his wife Meredith. Credit:Facebook. Meanwhile, Sunday's match between the Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats has been cancelled out of respect to Walsh. Earlier, Superintendent Des Bray told reporters outside Walsh's home that a knife was used in the attack. Phil Walsh, his wife Meredith and their children. Credit:Facebook.

"At this stage, we won't say what sort of knife, or how the knife came to be there," he said. Walsh's son allegedly left the scene and was found soon after by police in the suburb of Glenelg East, Superintendent Bray said. The home of Phil Walsh, where the first-season coach was found dead. Credit:David Mariuz "He's now at the Flinders Medical Centre with police," he said. Police earlier issued a statement asking members of the public who may have seen Cy Walsh on Brighton Road in the early hours of the morning to come forward.

Police outside the Walsh's Adelaide home. Credit:David Mariuz "Police believe he was walking north along Brighton Road towards First Avenue, Glenelg East, between 1.45am and 2.30am this morning," the statement reads. The 26-year-old was wearing a dark top and dark pants, with grey and brown Converse shoes, police said. He is described as being about 185 centimetres tall with a thin build and blond spiky hair. Police outside the home of Phil Walsh. Credit:David Mariuz Superintendent Bray said Walsh's son lived at the Bungey Avenue house with his parents.

Ambulance paramedics contacted police after receiving an emergency call about a stabbing, he said. Players leave the clubrooms at Adelaide Crows headquarters. Credit:Daniel Kalisz "Somebody from the house called triple-0 and asked for an ambulance and the ambulance contacted police," Superintendent Bray said. "Shortly after, police and ambulance arrived at about the same time. Two patrols attended with ambulance crews. A Crows fan reacts after leaving flowers as a sign of remembrance to the late head coach Phil Walsh. Credit:Daniel Kalisz

"Ambulance crews immediately rendered first aid and tried to resuscitate Mr Walsh, but unfortunately a ... doctor declared that he had died shortly afterwards." Walsh's wife was treated by paramedics at the scene, before being taken to the Flinders Medical Centre with non life-threatening injuries. Cy Walsh has been charged with murder. It is understood Walsh's daughter is overseas on holidays.

"It's not even just that he's a high profile person, it's just absolutely terrible when families are torn apart in such tragic circumstances," he said. "For any family, regardless of who it is, [this is] one of the worst things you could imagine that could happen to you. The pain and suffering of the family is no different." Shocked Adelaide Crows players arrived at Adelaide Oval on Friday morning for a team meeting. Meanwhile, shocked fans placed flowers and tributes - a scarf, jumper and a team photo - to Walsh outside the club's headquarters. An emotional Adelaide CEO Andrew Fagan and club chairman Rob Chapman fronted a media conference on Friday afternoon and spoke of the club's grief. Fagan said "the impact that Phil Walsh has had on this club will be remembered forever. It won't ever be lost."

He said the players would want to get out there and play at some stage but the weekend was too soon. Chapman said the day was "all about wrapping our arms around" the football community. He described getting a phone call at 3.30am about the incident. "To say that a tragedy had unfolded and that it involved Phil Walsh, our coach," Chapman said. "It's a phone call nobody wants to get." Earlier, the Club released a short statement soon after, saying they were devastated by Walsh's death.

"The Adelaide Football Club is devastated at the sudden passing of senior coach Phil Walsh in the early hours of this morning," the club said. AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan paid tribute to Walsh and offered the AFL's support to the coach's family and Crows players at a press conference in Melbourne. "He was a man of boundless energy, enthusiasm and great intelligence," McLachlan said of Walsh. "He was part of the AFL family for 32 years, and there are not many words of comfort today for those who feel this terrible loss in these most difficult of circumstances. "To his family, we can only say that your loved father and husband is in all our hearts and whatever support we can offer we will. To the Adelaide Football Club, the AFL industry is with you."

The Crows were scheduled to host Geelong at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. That match has been cancelled. "Today I have spoken with many people in the industry. There have been discussions about the game on Sunday and even about the round," McLachlan said. "We've decided that the game on Sunday between Adelaide and Geelong will not go ahead. This is the decision of the competition as a mark of respect for Phil Walsh. "While playing footy can be part of the grieving process, we're strongly of the view that it is not fair to ask the young men of the Adelaide Crows or the Geelong Cats to play in these circumstances. "The premiership points would be split between the two clubs, as per the AFL rules. The remaining seven games will go ahead from tonight. We know that the usual fun and passion of our game will not be there."

Meanwhile, there has been an outpouring of grief and shock on social media, as the community and football world reach out to the club and Walsh's family. AFL great Wayne Carey tweeted: "Thoughts are with everyone that Phil Walsh has touched on this very sad day #shattered."

Former Richmond player Nathan Brown said the death was shocking and would impact many AFL clubs. "At the moment, [I'm] beside myself that a lot of players are going to wake up today and be on their way to training and find out this news," Brown told the Nine Network. "He played for Collingwood, he played for Brisbane. He's been at West Coast, he's been at half the AFL clubs. This is going to touch so many people." In February, in an interview with Fairfax Media's chief football writer Caroline Wilson, Walsh spoke of the demands football placed on his home life.

"One of the biggest things I've tried to change over the years, and I haven't been very good at, is taking work home," said the new Adelaide coach at the time. "I remember one year I snapped at my son over something and he said: 'Footy's started again has it, dad?' That really rocked me." In the same interview, Walsh also spoke about the impact of grief in the aftermath of a training accident, which left player Brent Reilly with a fractured skull. "Part of the old Phil Walsh might have screamed at Brent Reilly to get up," he said. "Sitting in that hospital, I really wondered if the worst happened whether I would be able to make those same physical demands on the team.

"In the end, after he came through the operation, I told the guys: 'Let's just get through the week. I won't coach and I won't make demands on you and if you don't feel you can train, then don't. "What I've learnt from working with large groups is that we all deal with grief differently. We needed to find out who was grieving and get them the relief they needed." A statement from South Australian police, released at 9.55am said: "Just after 2am, police and ambulance crews were called to a house in Bungey Avenue after a domestic dispute. "Ambulance crews treated a seriously injured 55-year-old, but sadly he died at the scene. The victim's son, was arrested earlier this morning and has since been charged with murder. "The accused, who remains under police guard, is currently undergoing a mental health assessment at the Flinders Medical Centre, which can take up to 24 hours. He is expected to have a bedside hearing later today.

"The deceased's wife sustained non life-threatening injuries during the incident and is currently receiving treatment in hospital. "Sturt CIB and Major Crime Detectives remain at the scene and investigations continue." - with Jon Pierik