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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 Round 27: Room for one more only

September 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment

The Knights and the Dolphins will duke it out for the last spot in the NRL finals while a couple places are still up for grabs in the NRLW.

NRL Round 25 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Mamma Mia – here we go again!

August 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment

RITV has a hot date with Mrs RITV on Friday night which keeps him away from the Rabbitohs debacle. Probably a good thing all round.

Almanac Rugby League: The vexed question of expansion

August 29, 2024 by 2 Comments

Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser outlines some of the proposals for the 18th, 19th and 20th licences in an expanded NRL.

Almanac Rugby League (Opinion): A more worthy member of the Hall of Fame

August 29, 2024 by 3 Comments

John Campbell suggests that Royce Simmons is a better candidate for the NRL’s Hall of Fame than last week’s controversial addition – for more reasons than one.

NRL Round 26 and NRLW Round 6: Not enough finals spots to go around

August 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Inconsistent rulings by the on- and off-field officials, the questionable ‘resting’ of players ahead of the finals, and another stint on the sidelines for JWH. All parts of another week in rugby league. What’s in store this weekend?

NRL Round 26 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

August 28, 2024 by 3 Comments

Prop in the Canefield had a busy weekend, with round 26 of the NRL, a delicious Paddock 2 Plate meal and heading to to the races. He also breaks down some of the code’s not-so-speedy players of the past.

Almanac Rugby League (Controversy): Should Les Boyd be elevated to rugby league’s Hall of Fame?

August 22, 2024 by 7 Comments

Controversy surrounds this week’s announcement that hard man Les Boyd has been elevated to rugby league’s Hall of Fame. What’s the fuss all about?

NRL Round 24 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: The suffering is almost over!

August 22, 2024 by 2 Comments

Rabbit in the Vineyard can’t wait for the season to end. His Bunnies got caught in the spotlight of the eye of the Wests Tigers, the wooden spoon favourites.

NRL Round 25 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

August 22, 2024 by 4 Comments

Prop in the Canefield had a BIG (and profitable) weekend at the races but managed to catch a bit of the footy as well. He also takes a look at some of the code’s fastest men over the decades.

NRL Round 25 and NRLW Round 5: Top order places still up for grabs in both the NRL and the NRLW

August 22, 2024 by 2 Comments

There are just three rounds to go in the NRL with finals spots still up for grabs while the NRLW is throwing up its fair share of unpredictable results. Ian Hauser tries to make sense of it all.