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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.

 

NRL Round 14 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

June 6, 2024 by 7 Comments

Prop in the Vineyard is looking to redeem himself after a miserable tipping effort in Round 13. The post-Origin malaise doesn’t make it any easier. There’s also his take on Origin Game 1.

Almanac Rugby League – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Origin, Game 1 – The Maroons get it done…again!

June 6, 2024 by 4 Comments

Rabbit in the Vineyard watched State of Origin Game 1 on his lonesome after JTH pulled the plug citing the plague. Here’s the view from Nuriootpa.

NRL Round 14: Origin aftermath makes tipping treacherous – again!

June 6, 2024 by 1 Comment

NRL Round 14 gets underway tomorrow night in the aftermath of State of Origin. Can Ian Hauser do better than last week with his tips? Let’s put it this way, he can’t possibly do worse!

Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin, Game 1: Hammer blow to NSW’s hopes

June 5, 2024 by 1 Comment

A full team effort by the Maroons has seen them defeat NSW 38-10 in State of Origin, Game 1. But did the scoreboard tell the full story?

Almanac Rugby League – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love Origin footy!

June 5, 2024 by 4 Comments

Both Prop in the Canefield and his correspondent The Analyst have good reasons to believe that the Maroons will take out Game 1 of the 2024 State of Origin series in Sydney tonight.

Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin 2024, Game 1: Breaking the mould?

June 5, 2024 by 1 Comment

State of Origin headlines a big week in rugby league. Game 1 of the men’s 2024 series kicks off tonight, to be followed tomorrow night with Game 2 of the women’s series. As always, there’s a lot at stake.

NRL Round 12 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: ‘Ben, if you liked it, shift him from fullback!’

May 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Well, Latrell plays 5/8th after Wighton fails his HIA, puts up Matt Burton type bombs, throws great passes, draws in defenders, and so on! Interim coach Ben Hornby says he likes it … WELL, MOVE HIM FROM FULLBACK!

NRL Round 13 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

May 30, 2024 by 6 Comments

Prop in the Canefield has drawn on several sources to offer his take on this week in rugby league.

NRL Round 13: Can someone please explain to me how…?

May 30, 2024 by 1 Comment

How can five sides in the top eight lose in one round of footy? Ian Hauser loves the uncertainty of the NRL season.

NRL Round 11 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Hopeful signs

May 23, 2024 by 3 Comments

Although Souths lost yet again, Rabbit in the Vineyard saw some hopeful signs in their Magic Round performance. Could this be the week they finally crack a win?