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 Round 6 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

Last week he unearthed The Analyst, this week it’s The Oracle. Who’s next – The Prognosticator? Our bold as brass Prop in the Canefield lets fly on Round 6 of the NRL.

NRL Round 6 – Mix and match

It was a cracking Round 5 in the NRL. See if you can match the suggested descriptions with the correct game. Round 6 is looking good too!

Almanac Rugby League: The Greatest Tiger of Them All

The passing today of rugby league legend Keith Barnes stirs childhood memories for The Footy Almanac’s Ian Hauser.

NRL Round 4 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: A Winning Report!

‘A win is a win is a win’, and RITV will take it after the Rabbitohs finally broke through last weekend. The game wasn’t pretty but at least the Alkina GSM was a tasty drop!

NRL Round 5 – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy!

Prop in the Canefield returns in spades with a belated report from Las Vegas, his thoughts on the past few rounds, his tips for Round 5 and a few thoughts from someone calling himself The Analyst. (Matt, sincere condolences to you and your family from the whole Almanac community on the passing of your beloved Donna.)

NRL Round 5 – The NRL ladder is the biggest surprise of all!

The surprises kept coming in Round 4 but who nominated the Dolphins and Wests Tigers to be equal top of the ladder at this stage?!?! Looks can be deceiving.

NRL Round 3 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Peter Garrett in fine form; South Sydney, not so much …

The good oil was happening in Hindley Street on Friday night for Rabbit in the Vineyard. It was pure sludge at the SFS as the Rabbitohs sunk to the bottom of the ladder.

NRL Round 4 – Where’s this week’s surprise coming from?

Each week seems to spring at least one surprise in the NRL. Where will it be in Round 4? Rugby league editor Ian Hauser prognosticates.

NRL Round 2: ‘Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.’

Rabbit in the Vineyard is stressing about South Sydney’s poor start to the 2024 NRL season. Will Coach Demetriou be the unexpected first coaching casualty of the year?

NRL Round 3 – Coates floats!

The high quality start to the 2024 NRL season continued in Round 2 with Xavier Coates setting the bar at new heights. Round 3 promises plenty more.