Footy fans mourn murdered coach with emotional #PutYourScarvesOut tribute

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Jenni Ryall
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Footy fans mourn murdered coach with emotional #PutYourScarvesOut tribute
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Australians have come together to mourn the loss of a footy legend. In a touching tribute, football fans across the country have hung their footy club's scarf outside to honour the life of Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh.

Walsh was murdered in the early hours of Friday morning , his son, Cy, has been charged with the murder.

Under the hashtags #putyourscarvesout and #scarvesoutforwalshy, people from rival clubs and different codes came together Friday to display their footy paraphernalia, no matter the colour of the stripe.

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A symbolic gesture. Credit: Getty Images

The memorial is reminiscent of the tribute #putoutyourbats for cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died earlier this year when he was hit in the neck with a cricket ball. Many around the country mourned his death by putting their cricket bats outside their front doors.

Here is a collection of the touching tributes to Walsh on what is a sad day for Australian sport.

The @AFL has put out the scarves of the 7 clubs Phil Walsh was involved in throughout his career #PutYourScarvesOut pic.twitter.com/tr2uTt5OUd— Adam Todd (@_AdamTodd) July 3, 2015

The family unites on this very sad day. #Rip Phil Walsh. @Adelaide_FC @PAFC #PutYourScarvesOut pic.twitter.com/m8sHrKfaTz— Damon Gameau (@damongameau) July 3, 2015

Vale Phillip Walsh #RIPPhilWalsh #PutYourScarvesOut pic.twitter.com/Bkfp88luzO— Matt (@Mattys123) July 3, 2015

Walshy was aiming up to be a great coach! RIP #putyourscarvesout pic.twitter.com/IRGfyoucfQ— Jakeface (@jake1892) July 3, 2015

For Phil #PutYourScarvesOut pic.twitter.com/IuLbWe9LEt— Jade St Clair (@Scatterbooker) July 3, 2015

3/3: Our thoughts are with you. #RIPPhilWalsh #scarvesoutforwalshy #putoutyourcolours #putyourscarvesout pic.twitter.com/WAJawJx0nq— BankSA (@BankSA) July 3, 2015

Because when some footy people hurt, all footy people hurt. #putyourscarvesout #RIPPhilWalsh pic.twitter.com/lTTFyKxJyM— Lauren (@LaurenDMH) July 3, 2015

Not crows barracker but respect 4 #RIPPhilWalsh #putyourscarvesout #weflyasone thoughts with all at @Adelaide_FC pic.twitter.com/BePps8mWTE— Shannon Sanderson (@shannonlee1971) July 3, 2015

Vale Phil Walsh #RIPPhilWalsh #PutYourScarvesOut #weflyasone pic.twitter.com/LTkViZuOGJ— Marc Ryan (@1beautifulbogan) July 3, 2015

@MatthewPantelis @Adelaide_FC #PutYourScarvesOut pic.twitter.com/XKmgPo27g2— Craig Annis (@craigannis) July 2, 2015

#PutYourScarvesOut #RipPhilWalsh pic.twitter.com/KwpXWVKdjj— BETJAM.com.au (@betjamcomau) July 3, 2015

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