In his recount of Round 18, Prop By The Sea declares his favourite game of the match to have been between the Knights and Dolphins! As for Round 19, in a battle of the sea creatures, Prop places his bets on the Dolphins in their match against the Sharks.
2026 NRL – Prop By The Sea: You Gotta Love Footy!
July 2, 2026 by 4 Comments
Prop looks back at Round 17, and wonders what exactly the Broncos were attempting in their game against The Roosters. With Round 18 coming up, Prop places his bets on the Knights and South Sydney.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You Gotta Love Footy!
June 25, 2026 by 4 Comments
Prop graces us with the speech he made at the Almanac Lunch at the All Nations Hotel in Richmond, and gives his insight into what Round 17 will look like next week, based on the performances from Round 16. The speech is a State of Origin match report he (obviously) wrote BEFORE the game.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: Round 15 – You Gotta Love Footy!
June 18, 2026 by 2 Comments
Prop has us all guessing with his ‘Living next door to Alice 13’. Stick with it and you’ll get the solution.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: Round 14: You Gotta Love Footy
June 11, 2026 by 7 Comments
Prop by the Sea recaps the highs and lows of Round 14, and picks which teams he’s going to bet on in Round 15.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You Gotta Love Footy
June 4, 2026 by 3 Comments
Prop by the Sea recounts the stellar wins and disappointing losses of last weekend’s games and gives his two-cents worth on who he thinks the winning teams will be in Round 14.
Almanac State of Origin – Game 1, 2026: Prop by the Sea (was there)
May 28, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Despite a devastating loss for Queensland, Prop by the Sea looks back at the first game for State of Origin 2026 with pride. It was a victory for the Maroon spirit.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
May 21, 2026 by 5 Comments
Prop by the Sea recounts the highs and lows of Magic Round for all the teams who played.
Almanac Book Review: ‘Marooned’ by Darren Groth
May 18, 2026 by 1 Comment
‘Marooned’, a memoir by writer Darren Groth, is reviewed here by Prop by the Sea (Matt O’Hanlon). It will be launched in Brisbane on May 20.
2026 NRL – You Gotta Love Footy!
May 14, 2026 by 2 Comments
Prop by the Sea assess the successes and the downfalls of the teams this week and gives his predictions for the upcoming Magic Round.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
May 7, 2026 by 1 Comment
Prop by the Sea reflects on the Round 9 games and the state of all the teams in the lead-up to Round 10, which Prop has some predictions for.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: Round 9 – You gotta love footy!
April 30, 2026 by 8 Comments
Prop by the Sea enjoyed a little Australian pub rock as he gives his take on the state of the teams playing this week.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
April 23, 2026 by 9 Comments
Prop by the Sea dips into the catalogue of Cold Chisel to bring us his take on the state of play in the NRL’s Rounds 7 and 8.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
April 16, 2026 by 4 Comments
Prop by the Sea goes all Old Blue Eyes this week and claims that he has been known to do a spirited version of ‘My Way’ on the odd occasion! There’s some footy in there too.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: Round 6 – You gotta love footy!
April 9, 2026 by 8 Comments
Prop by the Sea updates his take on the state of the NRL competition. Like everyone else, he’s mystified by the performance of the Melbourne Storm so far.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy! – Round 5
April 2, 2026 by 6 Comments
Prop by the Sea has gone all Bee Gees this week, a soundtrack with which many of us of slightly advanced years will certainly identify. Does anyone remember George Wallace and ‘Theatre Royal’ from the early 60s with the Gibb kiddies in their white t-shirts, shorts, socks and sandshoes? (‘Cucumber Castle’, Prop? I, for one, recall that! – Ed.)
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You Gotta love Footy – Round 4
March 26, 2026 by 5 Comments
Prop by the Sea goes all out on Abba as his musical accompaniment to Rounds 3 and 4 of the NRL. He also features a massive, challenging rant by ‘South of the Border’ on forward passes. There’s plenty of room for comments on this one!
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
March 19, 2026 by 16 Comments
Prop by the Sea is not being in the least petty when he chooses his musical support this week. And, thankfully, he will not be backing down on his new quest.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy! Round 2
March 12, 2026 by 7 Comments
Prop is all about The King this week as he reviews Round 1B and gives us his thoughts on Round 2.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: An apology to Gary Larson for omitting him from my ‘Blondie First 13’
March 5, 2026 by 2 Comments
Prop by the Sea is in apologetic mode after it was pointed out to him that he had not included the legendary Gary Larson in the ‘Blondie First 13’. Here’s his apology. (The look on Prop’s face in the article’s photo says it all! – Ed.)
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