Bachar Houli confirms he will miss Richmond's next five AFL matches for family reasons, as the reigning premiers leave Victoria and head north for a lengthy road trip.
Bachar Houli will miss Richmond's road trip to Queensland and the club's next five AFL matches in the wake of his wife giving birth to their third child last week.The Tigers will be away from Victoria for at least five weeksThe Tigers headed north today for scheduled matches against Sydney at the Gabba in Brisbane and North Melbourne on the Gold Coast.
"[The hub] will be great for the connection of the footy club but unfortunately I'll be staying home," Houli said."It's a very significant moment for our family and hopefully everyone understands that I won't be travelling with the team because I have to be there to support and show love to my wife and lovely kids."But hopefully in four or five weeks we are bigger and stronger, the boys can get a few wins and [I can] join in the journey.
Shane Edwards is also likely to miss Richmond's trip to Queensland because of family reasons and key defender David Astbury is already sidelined with a knee injury.
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