Qld footballer fighting for life

A Sunshine Coast rugby league player is fighting for his life after suffering a head injury during a Queensland Cup match.

A Queensland Cup rugby league player has been critically injured during a game in Brisbane.

Sunshine Coast Falcons forward James Ackerman, 25 is in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital after suffering a head injury during in a match against Norths Devils at Bishop Park, in Nundah on Saturday.

More than a hundred people have posted messages of support for the father-of-two on Facebook.