Is it ethical to rest players leading into the finals? Penrith has taken it to the extreme in this weekend’s NRL Round 26.
NRL Round 26 and NRLW Round 9: Is resting players before finals ethical?
August 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
NRL Round 24 – RITV: South Sydney score back-to-back wins!
August 21, 2025 by 2 Comments
RITV is all in for Jye Gray, the fill-in fullback who, surely, must win the Rabbitohs’ Best and Fairest this year! Move over Latrell, he’s got your number!
NRL Round 25 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
August 21, 2025 by 1 Comment
Prop by the Sea gives his take on key clashes in NRL Round 25, salutes two inductees into the 350-game club, and spars his with old mate The Crabman.
NRL Round 25 and NRLW Round 8 – Obstructions and audacity
August 21, 2025 by 1 Comment
Ian Hauser is ‘just wild about Harry’ after the Melbourne captain’s stunning try to post a win over the Panthers. Meanwhile, the obstruction rule continues to cause confusion – and a bit of hypocrisy!
NRL Round 23 – RITV: A win is a win is a win!
August 14, 2025 by 4 Comments
RITV is basking in the glow of a rare South Sydney win where the enigmatic Latrell Mitchell was his truly enigmatic self! Glory! Glory!
NRL Round 24 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
August 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
Prop by the Sea is ever mindful of his place on the tipping ladder but is generous in offering The Crabman plaudits for the latter’s perfect score last weekend. A few big games this week will help gauge the prospects of several finals contenders.
NRL Round 24 (Indigenous Round) and NRLW Round 7 – Hamming it up or just strung out?
August 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
Ian Hauser got lucky with ‘the toss of the coin’ last week. Looking at this weekend’s NRL Round 24, he reverted to the same methodology to try to find this weekend’s winners in a few games.
NRL Round 22 – RITV: Wake me up when September ends
August 7, 2025 by 2 Comments
Just where do you start with the Rabbitohs’ ongoing tale of Season 2025 woe? RITV struggles to come to grips with it all. Is the red wine of the week an ironic choice?
NRL Round 23 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
August 7, 2025 by 2 Comments
Like many punters, Prop by the Sea is keen to see what the Broncos are made of when they front up to the Storm in Melbourne tonight. That’s just one of several interesting NRL clashes this weekend.
NRL Round 23 and NRLW Round 6 – A lecture, a loss and a disgrace: another week in rugby league
August 7, 2025 by 2 Comments
It’s been a mixed bag for rugby league this week – the loss of one of the greats brought about a huge outpouring of appreciation while an errant trainer on the field demeaned the notion of fair play. There’s also a great opportunity coming up with this year’s Tom Brock Lecture. It’s all happening!
NRL Round 21 – RITV: South Sydney v Cronulla Sutherland – Eight losses in a row
July 31, 2025 by 3 Comments
South Sydney can’t take a trick so RITV is looking forward to the World Athletics Championships in September!
NRL Round 22 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
July 31, 2025 by 2 Comments
Prop by the Sea took a few risks with his tips last week and came away empty handed. He’s looking for safer territory this week as he nominates several teams who have their season on the line.
NRL Round 22 and NRLW Round 5 – If it’s August, then finals can’t be far away
July 31, 2025 by 1 Comment
We’re into August, so the battle for places in the NRL and NRLW finals next month is starting to heat up. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts on this weekend’s clashes in both competitions.
NRL Round 20 – RITV: Winning is a habit, losing is a habit
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Habits are hard to break. Just ask RITV after South Sydney lost their seventh game in a row.
NRL Round 21 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Prop by the Sea maintained his position on the footy tipping ladder but was rather less successful on the nags. You gotta love the punt!
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 21 and NRLW Round 4: Nothing much seems to have changed
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Rugby league editor Ian Hauser returns from his travels in Europe and tries to work out what’s going on in the NRL these days. Round 20 results suggest that there are still no certainties in this year’s competition.
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.
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.
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