Nathan Fitzgerald suffered head injuries while playing at Lalor Recreation Reserve, in Melbourne, on July 4 and died in hospital two days later.
The Epping Football Netball Club, where the popular high school teacher played, will hold a public memorial service at their home ground on Saturday afternoon.
"It is an opportunity to pay our respects to the Fitzgerald family who will be in attendance while continuing to raise funds," the club said on social media.
Mr Fitzgerald's No.32 jersey will be retired for Epping's seniors' match.
His reserve grade teammates have opted to sit the weekend out.
Other Victorian football clubs are expected to run through banners at matches this round to pay tribute to Mr Fitzgerald.
Players at all 18 AFL clubs will wear black armbands, while Melbourne and Mr Fitzgerald's beloved Richmond will hold a minute silence before their game on Sunday.
Mr Fitzgerald suffered critical head injuries after knocking heads with a teammate while trying to make a tackle, players have recounted.
His head then clashed with a boot or a knee before he landed headfirst on a covered cricket pitch in the centre of the field.
The 27-year-old's death has raised safety concerns about playing on multi-use fields containing covered cricket pitches, with regulator WorkSafe investigating the incident.
Mr Fitzgerald's condition quickly deteriorated in hospital and he was put into end-of-life care the day following the game. His life support was turned off the next day.
An online fundraising effort to support his family had raised more than $145,000 from 2200 donations at Friday afternoon.
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