AFL clubs to don black armbands in honour of Melbourne teacher who died after head clash during football game

Every AFL club will wear black armbands at this weekend's matches to honour Nathan Fitzgerald, a 27-year-old Melbourne teacher who died after a head clash during a football game. According to The Guardian, Fitzgerald fell and struck his head on a covered cricket pitch during an Australian rules match in Lalor, in Melbourne's north, on Saturday, and was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. A minute's silence will also be held before the match between the Richmond Tigers and the Melbourne Demons in his memory.

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