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 catastrophic injuries.

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

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.

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