Three-time premiership star Bachar Houli has revealed he injured his calf in the early stages of last night's Grand Final.
Houli sprinted across the ground minutes after Nick Vlaustin was taken off the field on a stretcher and felt a "pop" in his calf, but carried on to help the Tigers to a 31-point win.
"I did my calf about two minutes after Nick Vlastuin got knocked out. I thought I was done, but the great man Dimma said ‘I need you to battle on’," Houli told Triple M after the game.
“It was a little bit tight (pre-game) but I didn’t think much of it because I’d had it two times in the last six weeks.
“I sprinted across the ground and it popped. I thought that was done, but I knew there was no next week and wanted to give it all I’ve got.”
Houli finished the game with 11 disposals, four kicks and seven handballs.