Almanac Rugby League

The Almanac Rugby league Crew

If you’d like to publish a rugby league story on The Footy Almanac website, please contact Ian Hauser.

 

If you’d like to join the Footy Almanac’s rugby league email list to receive our regular
Thursday updates during the season and occasional updates in the off-season, contact John Harms in the first instance.

 

The Footy Almanac’s coverage of rugby league features a team of four regular columnists:

Ian Hauser provides a round by round preview/review and comments on specific players/incidents.
Matt O’Hanlon (Prop by the Sea) offers a quirky take of the week’s happenings on and off the field.
Mark Shannon (The Prospector) comments on various issues in the code, both historical and current.
Russel Hansen (Rabbit in the Vineyard) gives a specific take on South Sydney’s progress.

as well as numerous other occasional contributors.

Our collection of articles appears below. The first article was published in 2010.

 

NRL Round 18 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!

July 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Prop is writing about the NRL comp, but his mind is elsewhere: Origin 3. He reports on Round 17 and looks at this weekend’s matches.

NRL Round 16 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Golden Point Heartbreak

June 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Rabbit in the Vineyard reviews another entertaining, but ultimately frustrating, Rabbitohs fixture.

NRL Round 17 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!

June 26, 2025 by 4 Comments

You have to ask: did Prop by the Sea have a hotline to Billy? [Close readers will have already pondered this – JTH]. He analyses Origin 2 and the recent NRL fixtures and has some predictions for Round 17.

State of Origin – Game 2, 2025: Origin at the Tanunda Club – the 1971 BRL Rothman’s Medallist, a (former) Cowboys cheer leader, a Rockford red, and the Maroons square the series

June 21, 2025 by 1 Comment

Rabbit in the Vineyard caught up with John Harms and a dozen or so lovers of rugby league to cheer on the mighty Maroons.

NRL Round 16 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!

June 18, 2025 by 1 Comment

Prop by the Sea reports from Perth as he gets himself fired up for Origin II.

NRL Round 15 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The Mortimer-McCarthy Cup

June 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Rabbit in the Vineyard only saw half of the Souths Round 15 game – for very good reason. He explains.

NRL Round 14 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Déjà vu all over again – another 38-minute performance

June 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment

You can imagine Rabbit in the Vineyard on the edge of the vineyard on a rainy King’s Birthday afternoon watching his boys play 38 great minutes. Thankfully he has the antidote of Barossa red.

NRL Round 15 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!

June 12, 2025 by 4 Comments

Prop looks back at Round 14 and forward to Round 15 and gives it to old mate Grubby. [Enjoy Perth Prop – Ed]

NRL Round 14 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!

June 5, 2025 by 3 Comments

Prop by the Sea gives us his latest run down of the NRL. [Ripper line about Crabman – Ed]

NRL Round 13 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Opportunity lost as AJ scores his 200th

June 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Although AJ goes over for three more tries, Rabbit in the Vineyard joins in Matty Elliott’s raspberry-blowing as his Bunnies squander another chance to secure a spot in the eight.