Almanac Rugby League

The Almanac Rugby league Crew

If you’d like to publish a rugby league story on The Footy Almanac website, please contact Ian Hauser.

 

If you’d like to join the Footy Almanac’s rugby league email list to receive our regular
Thursday updates during the season and occasional updates in the off-season, contact John Harms in the first instance.

 

The Footy Almanac’s coverage of rugby league features a team of four regular columnists:

Ian Hauser provides a round by round preview/review and comments on specific players/incidents.
Matt O’Hanlon (Prop by the Sea) offers a quirky take of the week’s happenings on and off the field.
Mark Shannon (The Prospector) comments on various issues in the code, both historical and current.
Russel Hansen (Rabbit in the Vineyard) gives a specific take on South Sydney’s progress.

as well as numerous other occasional contributors.

Our collection of articles appears below. The first article was published in 2010.

 

NRL 2024 Grand Final Review: No Stopping the Pink Panthers!

October 8, 2024 by 2 Comments

Alan Whiticker analyses just why the Penrith Panthers have been the dominant force in the NRL for the past four seasons as he celebrates their dominant win in the Grand Final.

NRL Grand Final Review: Beaten by the better side

October 8, 2024 by 3 Comments

Melbourne Storm fan Bob Utber concedes that they were simply beaten by a better team in Sunday night’s NRL Grand Final.

NRL 2024 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Reviewing Wayne Bennett, if that’s possible!

October 3, 2024 by 3 Comments

RITV thinks back over the enigma that is Wayne Bennett. Is he the ultimate ‘man behind the mask’? And how will he transpose back into the Burrow in 2025?

NRL 2024 Grand Final – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

October 3, 2024 by 5 Comments

Prop and co are off on a different Grand Final Tour this year. Check out their dress code, itinerary and possible sidetracks as well as Prop’s thoughts on the Grand Final here.

NRL Grand Final: Melbourne Storm have the score on the board

October 3, 2024 by 5 Comments

‘Citrus’ Bob Utber used to work for the Melbourne Storm about twenty years ago, He’s maintained close connections with the club. He offers his thoughts in advance of Sunday’s Grand Final against Penrith.

NRL Grand Final: Penrith go for the four-peat in 2024

October 3, 2024 by 1 Comment

Lifelong Panthers tragic and rugby league historian Alan Whiticker offers his thoughts in the lead-up to this weekend’s Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm.

NRL & NRLW Grand Finals: The deciders we deserve

October 2, 2024 by 2 Comments

Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser can’t find a suitably clear point of distinction to confidently tip the winner of this weekend’s NRL Grand Final. In the end, he goes with a gut feeling.

Almanac (Paris 2024) Olympics – Rabbit in the Vineyard: 33 moments other than gold

September 26, 2024 by 4 Comments

Rabbit in the Vineyard continues his selection of special moments from the Paris Olympics where you didn’t have to win a gold medal to be on the dais of great moments.

NRL Finals Week 3 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

September 26, 2024 by 2 Comments

The results of this weekend’s footy games may be almost pre-ordained but Prop goes all cerebral when he talks about ‘confirmation bias’. Fair dinkum!

NRL Finals, Week 3 and NRLW Finals, Week 1: Go with the form!

September 26, 2024 by 1 Comment

Rugby league editor Ian Hauser suggests you follow the form to find this week’s winners in both the NRL and the NRLW.