'I truly care': Bachar Houli's brilliant reason to return to MCG

While the premiership celebrations continued for his Richmond Tigers teammates the day after the AFL Grand Final, Bachar Houli was back at the MCG.

The Norm Smith Medal runner-up returned to the ground not as part of any festivities, or even to play - Houli was back there to coach academy team AJAX, in a match between young players from Islamic and Jewish backgrounds.

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Speaking to Channel 7 less than 24 hours after winning his second premiership in three years with the Tigers, Houli said coaching the game was incredibly important to him, and something he’d never considered missing.

“It’s a massive part of my football journey. Football is very, very important, but giving back to these young men and women in our community is equally as important, if not more,” Houli said.

“I feel like it’s an obligation that I’ve got to be that role model for them.

“The best form of being a role model is being present and showing that I truly care.

“I’m very, very proud of these young men. I just want them to be proud Australian Muslims and be part of society.

“We live in such a fortunate country, sometimes when you’re tested out there you can go into your shell a little bit but the message I’m sending out there is to be yourself, be humble and be proud of your identity.”

Richmond fans go berserk in Swan St

Rowdy Richmond Tigers fans have flooded Melbourne's Swan Street and set off dozens of flares as after parties continued well into the night.

Grand Final celebrations turned into a rogue street party in the team's home suburb in Melbourne on Saturday night, with police having to move in to control thousands of revved-up Tigers fans.

One fan took his passion to the extreme as he climbed on the roof of a nearby store on Swan Street and set alight a cardboard sign showing Greater Western Sydney player Toby Greene.

Many fans took to the streets to continue celebrating after watching the Tigers' triumphant win over the Giants at the MCG.But celebrations quickly turned chaotic with police arresting dozens of fans outside pubs and on streets.

Social media videos quickly circulated showing a number of brawls near the Richmond train station, with police forced to intervene.

Nearby on Church Street, hundreds more revellers flooded the streets, throwing and smashing bottles on the ground.

Rumours that some of the Tigers players could make an appearance in Richmond got fans even more excited, with their loud roars audible from one street over.