Prop was at Origin I and has a few thoughts as he does for last week’s round and the fixtures coming up. He’s coming off a 0/5 tipping performance. [He’s not the only one – Ed]
NRL Round 13 (and State of Origin I) – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
May 29, 2025 by 3 Comments
Almanac Rugby League State of Origin I: Blues Dominant
May 29, 2025 by 3 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard is forced to admit that the Blues are a very good rugby league outfit as they showed in State of Origin I.
NRL Round 11 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Back-to-back wins (or is it wines?)
May 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard is enjoying the better performances from his beloved Rabbitohs as they register a second win in a row leading in to Origin time.
NRL Round 12 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
May 21, 2025 by 1 Comment
Prop analyses Round 11 and makes a few predictions for Round 12 with sides missing Origin players.
NRL Round 11 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
May 15, 2025 by 1 Comment
Prop leaves the Pacific and heads to the inland sea, to Quilpie in the far south-west of Queensland, where he punts like a Watson, and takes in the superb football of Round 10.
NRL Round 10 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Why Latrell is Latrell.
May 15, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard is on top of the world after Latrell led Souths to an unlikely victory (that is, unlikely at half-time) and he and Mrs Rabbit spent a brilliant Mother’s Day in the Barossa.
NRL Round 10 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
May 7, 2025 by 4 Comments
Prop is not by the sea this weekend, unless of course we’re talking about the inland seas, because he’s off to Quilpie. Those nostalgic about Queensland town names will enjoy this report.
NRL Round 8 – RITV: Souths yet to break their Melbourne drought
May 1, 2025 by 2 Comments
RITV lives in hope that, one day, he’ll see his Rabbitohs defeat the Storm in Melbourne! It looks a long way off if last week is anything to go by.
Almanac (New) Books – ‘State of Origin: 45 Years’ by Liam Hauser
May 1, 2025 by 1 Comment
With the 2025 State of Origin series just weeks away, the release of Liam Hauser’s ‘State of Origin: 45 Years’ is timely indeed. The Footy Almanac is happy to support Liam, a rugby league (and cricket) specialist who has made many contributions to our pages over many years.
NRL Round 9 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
May 1, 2025 by 3 Comments
Prop by the Sea is losing touch with the tipping competition leaders but he’s still miles ahead of most of his coterie of collaborators. Let’s see what he makes of this week’s Magic Round in Brisbane.
NRL Round 9 – Women’s State of Origin and NRL Magic Round
May 1, 2025 by 4 Comments
There’s a huge weekend of footy in Brisbane ahead with Game 1 of the women’s State of Origin series tonight, to be followed by Magic Round over the rest of the weekend.
NRL Round 8 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
April 24, 2025 by 6 Comments
Prop by the Sea had, by his standards, a modest round of tipping last week (4/8) – but he was miles ahead of his mates. He’s hoping to bounce back to form this weekend. Here are his predictions.
NRL Round 7 – RITV: Nothing good about 0-32 on Good Friday!
April 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
It may have been Good Friday on the calendar but RITV found little good about it after South Sydney put in a poor effort against the Bulldogs.
NRL Round 8 – Better, but the upsets continue
April 24, 2025 by 1 Comment
Tipping 6/8 in the NRL wasn’t a bad effort last week – especially using the ‘toss the coin’ method. Let’s see if it can work again this week.
NRL Round 6 – RITV: Too few highlights for the Rabbitohs out West
April 17, 2025 by 2 Comments
RITV finally got to see his Rabbitohs play live again when their fixture in Perth coincided with his coaching role at the national athletics championships. Unfortunately, Souths’ performance didn’t match the action on the track.
NRL Round 7 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
April 17, 2025 by 3 Comments
Prop by the Sea is on the spot with his analysis of NRL Round 6, even though he scored a modest 4/8 with his tips. Let’s see what he predicts for this weekend’s Round 7.
NRL Round 7: It’s coin tossing time in Round 7
April 17, 2025 by 4 Comments
When you’re on a bad tipping streak, perhaps it’s time to get out a coin to toss. That’s the advice from Ian Hauser this week.
NRL Round 6 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
April 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Prop by the Sea is top of the Almanac NRL tipping ladder after a solid Round 5 where others struggled. Can he maintain his form in Round 6?
Almanac Rugby League: There’s always next year
April 10, 2025 by 7 Comments
They say ‘there’s always next year’, but sometimes there simply isn’t. Mark Courtney’s poignant story recalls his decades-long friendship with his best mate, Greg, and their total commitment to the South Sydney Rabbitohs. (We reprise this wonderfully offering after Mark alluded to it at the recent Almanac rugby league lunch in Sydney – Ed.)
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