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 5 – South Sydney v Melbourne Storm: April Fools Day Report

April 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Rabbit in the Vineyard is increasingly disappointed with the performances of his South Sydney team – they’re more Bunnies than Rabbitohs at the moment.

NRL Round 5: A more even competition in 2023?

March 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment

After four rounds of the 2023 NRL season, there is a real hope that we have signs of a more even competition emerging, says our rugby league editor Ian Hauser.

NRL Round 4 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles: The John Sattler Tribute Match

March 27, 2023 by 6 Comments

Fortified by a ‘Barossa’ pie from Lyndoch’s Sunrise Bakery, Russel ‘Rabbit in the Vineyard’ Hansen was all ready to take in the momentous John Sattler Tribute match.

NRL Round 4: Spare us the hoopla and just give us the footy, please.

March 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The scribes are hard at it as they confect storylines to promote the first Brisbane Broncos v Dolphins clash this weekend. Spare us the hoopla and just give our tipster Ian Hauser the footy, thanks very much.

Almanac Rugby League – Vale John Sattler: One of South Sydney’s greatest

March 22, 2023 by 5 Comments

Rugby league icon John Sattler was immortalised in an image from the 1970 Grand Final. Russel Hansen pays a moving tribute to the South Sydney legend who passed away yesterday.

Almanac Life: Citrus Bueller’s Big Weekend

March 21, 2023 by 5 Comments

Citrus Bob Utber had a big few sporting days in Melbourne involving going to the footy, interviewing, and catching up with his many friends and associates.

NRL Round 3 – Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs: So disappointing!

March 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The Rabbit in the Vineyard was feeling good when his Bunnies led 10-0 against the Evil Empire. But elation all too quickly became disappointment.

NRL Round 3: Tipping is no place for the faint-hearted

March 16, 2023 by 1 Comment

After just two rounds, Ian Hauser is already the back-marker in the NRL tipping competition. Let’s see if he can find a few more winners this week.

NRL Round 2 – Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs: Missing intensity

March 15, 2023 by 1 Comment

The Rabbit in the Vineyard and Australia’s greatest luncher savoured a bottle of Soul Growers Equilibrium GSM at the Tanunda Club as they watched the Panthers host the Rabbitohs.

NRL Round 2: Footy is back, and what a start to the season!

March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment

What a start to the 2023 NRL season – upsets, history made, officialdom slated, a couple of long suspensions, and lots more. After a disastrous 2/8 tipping in Round 1, Ian Hauser is back to try to improve for Round 2.