Richmond is set to be without All-Australian defender Bachar Houli for its season restart blockbuster against Collingwood.
The dual premiership player is very unlikely to feature in Damien Hardwick’s Round 2 side in two weeks’ time, having failed to train fully at Punt Road today.
Houli missed Round 1’s win over Carlton with a calf injury and after re-injuring it during the break between that game and the AFL’s return to training, is still limited.
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“He’s got a calf complaint at the moment. He trained in the morning before the cameras were allowed inside – he did some running, but not a whole lot,” Fox Sports News reporter Drew Jones said on AFL Tonight.
“I spoke to Richmond in the last half an hour or so and they’ve confirmed it’s very unlikely Bachar will play in Round 2. He missed Round 1 with a calf and had a reoccurrence during the stand-down period.”
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Meanwhile the Tigers have confirmed 2019 draftee Noah Cumberland has ruptured the ACL in his left knee.
The 19-year-old suffered the injury at training on Thursday and will miss the entire season.
“We’re all incredibly disappointed for Noah, he returned to the club in great condition, and was training very well before his injury occurred,” Richmond’s GM of football performance Tim Livingstone said.
“Noah is a promising young player, and we believe he has a bright future in the AFL. We will all support him on his road to recovery.”
Cumberland, a Brisbane Lions Academy product, was selected by the Tigers with Pick 43 in last year’s national draft.
