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Almanac Rugby League: the final Test
October 18, 2018 by 1 Comment
The rugby league season finally ends this weekend with the clash between Australia and Tonga. Here’s our preview.
Almanac Rugby League – Australia v New Zealand: the winners
October 14, 2018 by 1 Comment
Yesterday’s feast of rugby league at Mt Smart Stadium came in three courses but we’ll have to wait until next weekend for dessert. Here’s how it panned out.
Almanac Rugby League – Australia v New Zealand Test matches
October 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Just when you thought it was all over, this weekend sees three Australian rugby league teams take on their Kiwi counterparts at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland. For possibly the first time, the programme will see the men’s Junior Kangaroos, the Jillaroos and the Kangaroos in action at the same venue on the same day. Here’s a preview
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Grand Final Day winners
October 1, 2018 by 1 Comment
After an absorbing AFL Grand Final on Saturday, the NRL hosted its big day yesterday. Here’s how we saw it play out. It didn’t quite go the way we (or most people, for that matter) expected.
Is it too soon for a bit of a laugh?
October 1, 2018 by 1 Comment
The things commentators say! Jan has a laugh.
What is wrong with rugby league?
September 28, 2018 by 1 Comment
The 2018 NRL finals series has featured a deliberate effort by tacklers, usually in masses of up to four, to force the ball carrier to lose possession by fair means or foul. It’s been labelled ‘contested possession’. Elsewhere it has been argued that this practice is a blight on the game because it is both ugly and, in its adjudication, subjective. Let’s revisit Jim Young’s late August harangue about the contest for possession in rugby league to see if this emerging trend in play might just be a pathway to a fresh look at how the code is played.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL and NRLW Grand Final previews
September 28, 2018 by 1 Comment
The last day in September – NRL and NRLW Grand Final Day! Injuries, possible suspensions, mind games, extended benches – it’s all there as we head for the biggest day of the year. Here’s our preview.
Almanac Rugby League – Queensland Cup Grand Final: Redcliffe Dolphins def. Easts Tigers 36-22
September 23, 2018 by 1 Comment
The mighty Redcliffe Dolphins won their first Queensland Cup title for 12 years when the defeated Easts Tigers at Lang Park. Here’s a view from the lounge chair.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Preliminary Finals + NRLW Round 3
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The NRL and NRLW Grand Finalists have been decided. We run an eye over the weekend’s Preliminary Finals and come up with mixed feelings about the various styles of play exhibited.
Almanac Rugby League – QCup Grand Final: Redcliffe Dolphins v Easts Tigers – a preview
September 20, 2018 by 3 Comments
The Queensland Cup Grand Final will see the Redcliffe Dolphins meet the Easts Tigers at Lang Park on Sunday afternoon. There’s finals history between these two teams over the years so we can look forward confidently to something special this weekend. A one-time regular on Dolphin Oval’s old western mound (just along the touchline from the late, lamented Old Boys Can Bar), Ian Hauser presents both an historical perspective of finals clashes between these two clubs as well as his take on what to expect.
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