The update comes after 27-year-old Nathan Fitzgerald clashed heads with a fellow player during a suburban match in Lalor on Saturday.

A young man is fighting for life in hospital after an incident in Lalor which forced officials to cancel two matches.

An Aussie rules player has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he suffered a serious head injury during an amateur game in Melbourne’s north.

The update comes after 27-year-old Nathan Fitzgerald clashed heads with a fellow player during a suburban match in Lalor on Saturday.

Nathan Fitzgerald’s family is saying their final goodbyes to the young footballer as the spotlight turns to the covered cricket pitch where the 27-year-old teacher fell, suffering…

Nathan Fitzgerald’s family is saying their final goodbyes to the young footballer as the spotlight turns to the covered cricket pitch where the 27-year-old teacher fell, suffering…

Epping footballer Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, remains in hospital after hitting his head during a game in Lalor on Saturday

A young footballer is in end-of-life care after a freak accident during a local footy match in Melbourne.

Epping Football Netball Club raises concerns about covered cricket pitch on oval where young footballer suffered the severe injury

The death of a young footballer on Monday night after clashing heads with an opponent has sparked calls for revised pitch safety protocols.

The brother of Epping footballer Nathan Fitzgerald has remembered him as an exceptional young man full of love.

A minute’s silence will also be held before Richmond Tigers and Melbourne Demons match to mourn 27-year-old Nathan Fitzgerald

Family and students have remembered 27-year-old Nathan Fitzgerald, who died as a result of head injuries sustained during a match on Saturday.

Concrete-based cricket pitches, like that on which Nathan Fitzgerald received fatal blows to the head, are ‘totally unsafe’, concussion advocate says