Richmond defender Bachar Houli has been handed a two-match suspension by the AFL tribunal for intentionally striking Carlton’s Jed Lamb.

Houli was referred directly to the tribunal for his off-the-ball hit on Lamb after the match review panel assessed the incident as intentional conduct with high impact to the head.

The Tigers defender pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless conduct with high impact to the head but the jury took five minutes to find him guilty of the more severe charge.