Adelaide Oval will still open its gates on Sunday, despite the scheduled AFL match between the Crows and Geelong being cancelled after the shocking death of Phil Walsh.

Adelaide coach Walsh was stabbed to death in the early hours of Friday at his Somerton Park home. His 26-year-old son, Cy, has been charged with murder.

The news rocked the AFL community, with Sunday’s match between Adelaide and Geelong cancelled.

• Adelaide Crows coach killed, son charged
• Crows-Geelong game cancelled after tragedy
• Cy Walsh moved to secure mental facility
• Crows skipper remembers his coach
• Adelaide unites in grief, finally flying as one
• Suddenly, footy is rendered meaningless

The Crows said on Saturday their Round 15 match against West Coast would go ahead.

Other matches this weekend have been played in tribute to Walsh, with players and coaches from both sides linking arms in a circle in the middle of the ground once the final siren has sounded. A moment of silence has then followed.

In Adelaide, mourners have laid flowers outside the Crows headquarters and left scarves outside their homes.

And football fans in South Australia will get the chance to remember Walsh on Sunday, with the Adelaide Oval announcing that they would open their gates.

“The south gate on the Telstra Plaza will open at 2:30pm [Sunday],” a statement from Adelaide Oval said.

“A siren will sound at 2:50pm commemorating the time of the scheduled opening bounce.

“Patrons will then be invited to enter the arena if they wish to have a kick-and-catch.

“At 4:00pm, another siren will sound, at which time patrons will be asked to leave the stadium.”

Also on Saturday, the Crows said a decision on who will become the club’s caretaker coach was likely to be made early next week.

Board member Rod Jameson said the interim coach was likely to be an internal appointment.

– with ABC