Richmond star Bachar Houli says he injured his calf in the opening minutes of Saturday night’s grand final, but played out the game despite initially thinking he was “done”.
Though he said he felt his calf “pop” just minutes after teammate Nick Vlastuin was knocked out, a message from coach Damien Hardwick inspired him to carry on.
Bachar Houli celebrates with his family.Credit:Getty Images
“I actually did my calf about two minutes after Nick Vlastuin got knocked out,” he told Triple M radio.
“I thought I was done, but the great man ‘Dimma’ said ‘I need you for this, I need you to battle on’.
