Tributes flow for ‘deeply loved’ Melbourne teacher who died after a head clash during Australian football game
Mernda school community in mourning after Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, dies in hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne teacher who died after a horror head clash…
By · July 7, 2026 · 1 min read
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Mernda school community in mourning after Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, dies in hospital
A Melbourne teacher who died after a horror head clash during an Australian football game has been remembered for the ways he touched the lives of his loved ones.
Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, was taken to the Royal Melbourne hospital after he fell to the ground and hit his head on a covered cricket pitch during an Australian rules football game in Lalor in Melbourne’s north on Saturday.
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