Epping Football Club bid farewell to Nathan Fitzgerald in memorial ceremony
- A weekend of community sport in Melbourne's northern suburbs began not with a whistle but with silence, as teams gathered to pay tribute to fallen footballer Nathan Fitzgerald.
- Saturday marked one week since the 27-year-old sustained serious head injuries in a reserves match in the Northern Football Netball League, leading to his death two days later.
- Fitzgerald was not far from the minds of his teammates today at Epping Recreation Reserve, with a football guernsey bearing his number painted on the ground above the words 'Forever Fitzy'.
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- A weekend of community sport in Melbourne's northern suburbs began not with a whistle but with silence, as teams gathered to pay tribute to fallen footballer Nathan Fitzgerald.
- Saturday marked one week since the 27-year-old sustained serious head injuries in a reserves match in the Northern Football Netball League, leading to his death two days later.
- Fitzgerald was not far from the minds of his teammates today at Epping Recreation Reserve, with a football guernsey bearing his number painted on the ground above the words 'Forever Fitzy'.
Sources: ABC Australia