AFL appeals board hits Houli with four

The AFL appeals board has doubled the ban of Richmond defender Bachar Houli to four weeks.

After a marathon two-hour hearing on Thursday night, the three-man board ruled that the original two-match ban for striking Carlton’s Jed Lamb was manifestly inadequate.

Houli made a brief statement afterwards, saying he accepted the decision.

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