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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.

 

Rabbit in the Vineyard – 33 Olympic Moments: Gold

September 19, 2024 by 2 Comments

While South Sydney flailed away during season 2024, Rabbit in the Vineyard found consolation in compiling golden moments from the Olympic Games.

2024 NRL Finals – Week 2: You gotta love footy!

September 19, 2024 by 5 Comments

Week 1 Finals Well, after the first five minutes of the first final Penrith certainly looked on song and serious about their finals series.  To’o scored a try that was just too easy and clearly the Panthers had no hang ups from the previous weeks as they rushed to their second try through Tago in [Read more]

NRL Finals Week 2 and NRLW Round 9: Panthers and Storm confirm Grand Final favouritism

September 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Ian Hauser is expecting a Penrith v Melbourne grand final. But there’ll be plenty of footy to enjoy before we reach the decider early next month. Here are his tips for this weekend.

NRL Round 27 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Better things to do on a Friday night

September 12, 2024 by 3 Comments

Rabbit in the Vineyard had better places to be, better things to do, and better things to appreciate when South Sydney played their last game of the season last weekend. (I’d happily be elsewhere too if these wines were on offer – Ed.)

Almanac NRL Footy Tipping: The authority of Prop in the Canefield

September 12, 2024 by 3 Comments

And the winner of the 2024 Footy Almanac NRL Tipping Comp is…

NRL Finals – Week 1: You gotta love footy!

September 12, 2024 by 4 Comments

The Logies, the Oscars, the Dally Ms…now we have The Props, the inaugural rugby league awards courtesy of our regular columnist Prop in the Canefield. Check them out and, while you’re at it, find out his picks for Week 1 of the NRL finals.

NRL Finals Week 1 and NRLW Round 8: what’s the form this week?

September 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment

It’s finals time in the NRL! Which two teams will progress to the Preliminary Finals and which two will see their seasons end? There are also a couple of season-defining games in the NRLW. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts.

Almanac Rugby League – The Pacific Championships 2024

September 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment

The draw for the 2024 Pacific Championships has been released. Check out the details here.

NRL Round 26 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The suffering is almost over for Rabbitohs’ fans

September 5, 2024 by 3 Comments

The footy wasn’t much but RITV had a great time at the Marananga Wine Show. Talk about drowning your sorrows!

NRL Round 27 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

September 5, 2024 by 2 Comments

Somehow, Prop is leading the NRL tipping competition (in spite of the Sharks)! So catch his tips for Round 27 and marvel at the crossovers in the small world that is rugby league.