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Former Richmond player Ty Zantuck sues club for damages over back injury
Richmond Football Club (RFC) and three former and current doctors are being sued over claims they were negligent and breached their duty of care in the treatment of a back injury to former player Ty Zantuck.
Key points:
- Zantuck has claimed the club’s alleged negligence has left him permanently injured
- In court documents, Zantuck’s lawyers say the club and doctors breached their duty of care to Zantuck
- Richmond Football Club declined to comment on the case, but a coach says he supports the team’s doctors
Zantuck played 68 games for the Tigers across five seasons between 2000 and 2004.
Lawyers for the 39-year-old claim Zantuck received up to 20 epidural injections to numb the pain of a debilitating back injury that prevented him from taking…
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