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Tragedy ... Australian sport's media has lost a fine figure. Source:Supplied
Western Sydney Wanderers media manager Rod Allen has died in a cliff fall on Sydney's Cockatoo Island a day after watching his team win the A-League's Premiers' Plate.
Mr Allen's body was found at 8am EDT at the base of a cliff on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, police said.
He had been camping on the island as part of a former colleague's 50th birthday party celebrations when the incident occurred.
A police spokeswoman told AAP that investigations into the circumstances surrounding the accident were continuing.
Wanderers Executive Chairman Lyall Gorman said football had lost a great friend, a wonderful man and an incredible contributor to the club and football.
"Our thoughts are with his beautiful wife Laila and their extended family.''
Mr Gorman said his last last time with Mr Allen was in Newcastle on Friday night where "we celebrated a wonderful night in our club's history after winning the Premiers Plate.''
Aaron Mooy Tweeted: "terrible news about Rod Allen are media manager at Wsw top bloke who was very nice to me thoughts go out to his family".
Tahj Minniecon wrote on Twitter: "shocked and saddened at the news of our Media Manager Rod Allen passing away over night. A great guy who did a fantastic job. Thoughts and prayers are with his family. R.I.P".
Mr Allen has been involved in the media industry for more than 20 years. During his journalistic career he had been managing editor of sport for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald newspapers and had managed Fairfax Media's coverage of the Olympic games in Beijing.
In 2009 Mr Allen established the public relations consultation firm, Rocket Group.
He also was heavily involved with the Australian football community having worked as head of media relations for Football Federation Australia in which he managed all aspects of the media for Australia's bids for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the Socceroos' campaigns for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
His PR group worked for a range of clients in the sporting world. As news of Mr Allen's death became known on Sunday tributes began to flow on social media networks.
Sydney FC chief executive Tony Pignata tweeted that his thoughts were with Mr Allen's family, while many former fairfax colleagues also expressed their sympathies.
One of his fromer colleagues tweeted "Rod Allen was an inspirational sports editor and a wonderful mentor for all who worked with him."
Australia Olympic Committee spokesman Mike Tancred said the AOC was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Mr Allen.
"I am not sure that in the nine years I have known Rod that I have ever seen him happier or prouder when it came to football.''
He said Mr Allen managed the AOC office in the Main Press Centre at the London Olympics.
"Our Media Team in London was one of the best ever and Rod Allen was key to that success''
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