Sydney: Sitting directly opposite the Members' Pavilion at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in the lower tier of the Victor Trumper Stand where the hill once was, is a statue of Stephen "Yabba" Gascoigne - a legendary local
rabbitoh who for 40 years until his death in 1942 would pitch up for matches here and deliver cutting remarks from the boundary's edge.
His whole family are avid
Rabbitoh's fans except for his younger sister, Nita, from whose perspective much of the story is told.
Aussie National Rugby League's SouthSydney
Rabbitoh's mascot
Oates's and Carey's critiques of their young protagonists' misguided parents and their radical companions echo, if more gently, in the Australian adults with whom Dial and Che consort in their own variation on life underground: Trevor,
Rabbitoh, and the denizens of the Crystal Community, "perfumed with poverty and patchouli" (211).
Rampaging
Rabbitoh Sam Burgess is experiencing a second-straight injury-plagued season, while Tigers forward Gareth Ellis has been sidelined with a fractured foot.
"For the moment Shannan remains a
Rabbitoh and he and the team will be doing everything they can to extend their season into the finals for the rest of this year."
RUN,
RABBITOH, RUN: Burgess has been a revelation for South Sydney
The few dramatized moments--scenes between the rough but passionate mother and daughter and the young family of
Rabbitoh supporters--were the best.
Russell was partying at Sydney's W Hotel with local rug by team the
Rabbitoh's when the group decided to go on a rampage.
But this season the former South Sydney
Rabbitoh has spent time playing in the front row and has proved a real handful down the middle.