A lawyer representing former NRL prop Lloyd Perrett in proposed legal action against the Manly Sea Eagles has predicted a spate of civil suits could loom against professional sporting clubs

Perrett is planning to pursue damages for his treatment at a training session in 2017 which left him hospitalised with heat stroke after suffering a seizure.

The news comes a week after Jackson Topine initiated legal action against the Bulldogs seeking close to $4 million in damages following a wrestling session last July.

Topine claims he suffered a a "psychiatric injury" after being forced to wrestle up to 36 teammates back-to-back as punishment for being late.

Perrett says he was prompted to act after the death of former team-mate Keith Titmuss at a Manly training in 2020.