He previously played 26 matches over four seasons with Essendon after being drafted to the club from junior football with the Western Jets. Richmond premiership defender star Bachar Houli has confirmed he won’t join the Tigers in their Gold Coast hub after the birth of his third child late last week.

[78][17] Houli was named to play but eventually a late withdrawal with hamstring soreness in round 15, and would ultimately miss one further game with the injury before making a return in round 17. [17][214] With the relocation occurring just days after the birth of his third child, Houli and his family opted to remain in Melbourne for most of July, before flying to Queensland and entering a 14-day quarantine in the final week of July. [17][91] Later that month, Houli represented Richmond in Grand Final sprint during the game's half-time break.

[183][184] In the opening week of the finals, Houli contributed 15 disposals in his side's qualifying final victory of the Brisbane Lions. Rules on how to wear face masks should be clearer, says expert. [188] Once again, Houli placed second behind Dustin Martin for best afield honours, after a fantastic performance that included 26 disposals and seven marks. [17][84], Houli signed a new two-year contract extension before the start of the 2014 season and started the year averaging 20 disposals per game over the first eight matches of the season. [222] Houli is a left foot kicker. "We're a very close-knit family and for some reason when Mum and that got sick I actually hadn't seen them for over two weeks," he said. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), Live: Americans wake up to another day of counting, with Biden one battleground state away from the presidency, Donald Trump is trying for an election win in the courts. Meanwhile, gun midfielders Trent Cotchin (hamstring) and Dion Prestia (ankle) and ruckman Toby Nankervis (ankle) all face multiple weeks on the sidelines after going down in the 27-point victory over the Demons. [17][163] Houli was one of Richmond's few strong contributors in the preliminary final the following week, notching 22 disposals and a goal in what would prove a shock knock-out loss to Collingwood that ended Richmond's season and limited Houli to just 15 matches at AFL level that year. "It's definitely one year that I'll remember for the rest of my life, 2020, obviously my son was born and my Mum got sick pretty much at that time and she didn't get the option to see him. [228], In September 2009, Houli married his partner and childhood friend Rouba Abou-Zeid. "It was definitely an important message in that it drove a lot of people to realise that this thing is real and that there's something out there that they need to be aware of and be cautious about," Houli said. Why the true number of coronavirus deaths is likely almost double the official toll, NRL probes Cordner concussion protocols after Origin knock, Maroons lose Brimson for remainder of State of Origin series, Murray ruled out for Blues, Adelaide International tennis tournament in doubt amid coronavirus plans, Damien Oliver wins sixth VRC Oaks after riding Personal to victory, 'It's not ideal to keep getting head knocks': Blues' Cordner in another concussion scare, The Origin opener was a classic in its own way, even without all the ancillary haymakers, Israel demolishes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank, Protesters confront US election counting centres, 50 arrested in New York street rally, It took just 20 minutes for me to save thousands on my mortgage, United States tops 100,000 coronavirus cases setting new one day record, 'Kind, friendly' woman murdered by stranger after she offered to help charge his phone. Not sure about the best way to protect yourself at the shops?

[140], Houli has become a community leader and particular inspiration for young Australian Muslims participating in Australian rules football and community sport.