‘An accident waiting to happen’: experts call for Australian rules football safety overhaul after player death
Following the death of a local footballer, experts are calling for an overhaul of safety standards regarding concrete-based cricket pitches on Australian rules football fields. The incident has sparked a national conversation about the inherent risks of multi-use sports grounds.
The pitch at the Lalor oval where Melbourne teacher Nathan Fitzgerald suffered a critical head injury while playing football. Photograph: James Ross/AAP The pitch at the Lalor oval where Melbourne teacher Nathan Fitzgerald suffered a critical head injury while playing football. Photograph: James Ross/AAP Australian rules football ‘An accident waiting to happen’: experts call for Australian rules football safety overhaul after player death Concrete-based cricket pitches, like that on which Nathan Fitzgerald received fatal blows to the head, are ‘totally unsafe’, concussion advocate says
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