Houli: Brisbane loss was a gift for Richmond
Bachar Houli has labelled Richmond’s qualifying-final loss a “gift”, admitting there were moments in 2020 when he doubted whether he would contest yet another grand final. Every AFL player has made sacrifices of some description to ensure the show went on amid a COVID-19 outbreak that brought Melbourne to a halt. Few have ridden the highs and low as much as Houli, who waited until June 11 to play his first game of the year because a calf injury preceded the competition-wide stoppage. The...