Richmond nice Michael Roach is in a battle for his life after present process open coronary heart surgical procedure final week.
The 64-year-old suffered a coronary heart assault on Tuesday and had a stent inserted. However he then required a triple bypass surgical procedure.
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He had some issues post-surgery and stays in intensive care.
Docs are optimistic of working by these points with Roach’s household hopeful of him being discharged from intensive care as early as Monday evening.
It is come as a shock to his household.
The Richmond icon was driving his bike as just lately as final week and often walks round Melbourne’s botanical gardens with former teammate and present commentator Brian Taylor.
Nicknamed ‘Disco’, the Tigers’ high-flyer is way beloved by followers after taking part in 200 video games and being an important a part of the premiership-winning facet in 1980.
He received two Coleman Medals and was additionally Richmond’s main goalkicker seven instances.
A mark he took in opposition to Hawthorn on the MCG is taken into account one of many best within the historical past of the sport.
His son Tom was drafted to the Tigers as a father-son recruit in 2003, however solely managed 11 video games earlier than he was delisted on the finish of 2006.
