Phil Walsh's heartbroken family have told of their pain as a great mate of the slain AFL coach steps in to help the grieving Adelaide Crows.
Walsh's son is charged with murdering his 55-year-old father and remains in a secure mental hospital.
The Walsh family issued a statement early on Monday saying they were overwhelmed by the "kindness, sympathy and support".
"Our hearts are broken. How much we miss him is beyond measure," the statement said.
"Our lives will never be the same, now that Phil is gone. But we will forever love and cherish him."
Walsh's long-time confidant John Worsfold was appointed on Monday to the newly-created position as the club's coaching director.
Walsh worked as an assistant of the former West Coast and Carlton coach, who will oversee Adelaide's interim coach Scott Camporeale.
"John is a premiership coach who already has an understanding of our football program given he was briefly here on Walshy's invitation earlier this year," Adelaide's chief executive Andrew Fagan said in a statement.
"We are thrilled that he has agreed to join our club for the remainder of this season."
The Crows will return to AFL action against West Coast on Saturday in Perth.
Their scheduled home match on Sunday was abandoned but Adelaide Oval was opened, and about 20,000 people gathered to honour Walsh.
Walsh died from multiple stab wounds last Friday.
Police say there was an argument between him and his son Cy at their beachside Adelaide house about 2am.
Cy Walsh has not entered a plea and is scheduled to appear in court on September 15.
His mother Meredith sustained leg injuries in the incident and was released from hospital on Saturday.
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