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AFL appeals Houli's 'manifestly inadequate' penalty
The AFL has taken the unprecedented step of appealing against its own tribunal's decision to give Bachar Houli a discounted two-match ban because of his impeccable character for the intentional strike that knocked out Carlton's Jed Lamb.