page_title: Bachar Houli
section_title: 2011 season
hierarchical_section_title: Bachar Houli / AFL career / Richmond (2011–present) / 2011 season
caption_attribution_description: English: Bachar Houli handballing during the AFL round thirteen match between Richmond and Sydney on 17 June 2017 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria.
context_page_description: Bachar Houli is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is a two-time premiership player with Richmond and was named an All-Australian half-back during his 2019 premiership winning season. Houli is the first devout Muslim and third Muslim overall to play in the AFL. He previously played 26 matches over four seasons with Essendon after being drafted to the club from junior football with the Western Jets.
context_section_description: After the failed trade talks, Houli was drafted by Richmond with the club's first selection and the third pick overall in the pre-season draft.
  He immediately earned AFL selection, making his debut for the club in round 1's season opening match against Carlton. In round 5, Houli recorded 30 disposals and was named by AFL Media as one of his side's best players. He played a dual role as a midfielder and defender and continued to impress over the following months, including with a two-goal haul in round 7's win over Fremantle and 30 or more disposals in rounds 6, 10 and 17. Houli was also best afield and received the maximum three Brownlow Medal votes following a then career-best 32 disposals in a round 21 win over Sydney. By season's end Houli had solidified himself as an important rebounding half-back for Richmond, playing in all 22 matches that season and earning the Fred Swift Medal for fourth place in the club's best and fairest count.
caption: Houli handballs during play in round 13, 2017
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