Nathan Merritt in life-threatening incident as NRL fans rally around Rabbitohs great
The Rabbitohs great was rushed to hospital on Friday.
Rabbitohs great Nathan Merritt is fighting for his life in hospital after collapsing on Friday when visiting a family member. The Daily Telegraph first reported Merritt collapsed when saying at his aunty's house on Friday, which saw him rushed to hospital.
The former NRL winger is in serious condition on life support as he fights for his life. The 40-year-old played 200 games for the Rabbitohs and scored 146 tries for the club.
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Merritt was one of the best wingers in the game having topped the try scoring charts on three occasions across his career in the NRL. The winger became just the ninth player in history to score more than 150 tries and earned a number of representative call-ups.
Merritt featured and scored two tries for the Indigenous All Stars team and played one State of Origin game for New South Wales in 2013. Merritt retired from the sport in 2014, the year in which the Rabbitohs broke their 43-year wait for an NRL premiership.
The NRL world was quick to rally around the popular winger after the heartbreaking news.
Reading that a former teammate and legend Nathan Merritt is on life support, so so sad!!! Keep fighting brother. #southsydney #rabbitohs @SSFCRABBITOHS
— Dave Harvey (@DaveHarvey17) October 6, 2023
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of former South Sydney winger Nathan Merritt today - following reports he collapsed yesterday and was placed on life support. #NRL
— LeagueUnlimited.com (@LeagueUnlimited) October 6, 2023
Terrible to hear about Nathan Merritt hopefully he pulls through doesn’t seem that long ago he was still playing
— Daman (@dmc_21) October 6, 2023
Hopefully Nathan Merritt pulls through. I loved watching him play even when Souths were bottom tier trash.
— simonfrary (@simonfrary) October 6, 2023
My thoughts are with Nathan Merritt and his family + friends. An absolute legend and ambassador for the game on and off the field. Stay strong mate. We all want to see your smiling face again. @SSFCRABBITOHS #NRL #NathanMerritt
— Tristan Carlson (@Trisso88) October 6, 2023
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