28 Mar 2002: Ty Zantuck #36, coach Danny Frawley and Matthew Richardson #12 for Richmond sing the team song, during the Round 1 AFL match between the Richmond Tigers and the Collingwood Magpies, played at the MCG, Melbourne, Australia. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images
Ex-Richmond defender Ty Zantuck has requested an array of documents from the AFL and several television broadcasters ahead of his possible court case against his former club.
According to a Sunday morning report from The Age, the 39-year-old is collating evidence relating to a physical injury case against the Richmond Football Club and several of their current and former employees.
The Western jets product has sought the aid of lawyer Greg Griffin following a string of concussions sustained across his 68-games as a Tiger that he believes were the catalyst for the several attempts made on his own life since retiring.
Zantuck is set to argue in the Victorian Supreme Court that the Tigers' current doctor, Greg Hickey, his predecessor, Chirs Bradshaw, and another medical practitioner, Vincent Healey, all failed in their duty of care during his five-season stint at Punt Road.
Further subpoenas have reportedly been sent to Zantuck's former surgeon, Alfred Nastri, AFL Doctors Association representative, Tom Gastin, as well as both the National Health and Medical Research Council.
The Tiger-come-Bomber's legal team has also commanded the AFL for documentation and competition broadcasters Channel 10, Channel Nine and Fox for footage of any head knocks their client received across his time in the league.
Said documents requested from AFL House are believed to relate to how Richmond's medical team recorded each of Zantuck's concussions, as well as written league regulations since 2000.
While Griffin and Zantuck appear committed to seeing the process through, Jon Pierik of The Age has claimed the Supreme Court will only hear their case on August 1 of next year if mediation with Richmond that is set to commence in late March breaks down.
The exact damages being sought by Zantuck remain unspecified.
Pierik also wrote that Griffin is currently representing the family of Zantuck's late teammate Shane Tuck in their coronial inquest case.
Tuck's life came to a tragic end in July of last year after he took his own life due to mental health strains.
A postmortem investigation by the Australian Sports Brain Bank found that Tuck had been living with severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).