Details surrounding the tragic fall of South Sydney legend Nathan Merritt reveal what may have been behind the incident. Today we will discuss about Nathan Merritt: Family| Parents| Foundation| Origin.
Nathan Merritt: Family| Parents| Foundation| Origin
Nathan Merritt (born 26 May 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played in the National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with whom he won the 2014 NRL premiership, and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Merritt has also played representative football for the City New South Wales, Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister’s XIII teams. A prolific try-scorer, he was the NRL’s top try-scorer in 2006 and 2011, and in 2013 became the 9th player in league history to score 150 tries.
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Personal information
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| Full name | Nathan Deane Merritt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1983 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family
Merritt is a proud Indigenous man and proud father of five, twins Jade and Jalen, 19, Nakia, 15, and twins Honey and Anthony, 9. In his retirement announcement, Merritt focused specifically on his children and wife Faith. Nathan Merritt and children Jalen, Nakia, Nathan and Jade.
Parents
Nathan Merritt Parents a name is Patrick and Jennifer Merritt.
Foundation
The sister of former South Sydney Rabbitohs star Nathan Merritt has revealed he remains in a ‘critical’ condition after collapsing on Friday, but insisted her brother is ‘a fighter’.
The 40-year-old former winger was taken to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown and placed on life support after being found unresponsive.
It is believed that Merritt, a father of five, had an adverse reaction to prescribed painkillers and passed out at his aunt’s house, where he was staying.
Teenie Merritt made a post on Facebook Sunday morning to update friends and fans about Nathan’s medical condition.
Origin
Merritt was born on 26 May 1983 in Sydney and plays his junior footy in the South Sydney Juniors competition. “Nathan is in the thoughts and prayers of every Rabbitohs at this time,” South Sydney CEO Blake Sollee said on Saturday morning.
