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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 Grand Final – Part 5: Stewards’ Report

October 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The Stewards’ Report is in on Matt O’Hanlon’s tips for NRL Grand Final day. Let’s just say that there’s always next year!

Almanac Rugby League – Grand Final Day 2023: The cream rises to the top

October 2, 2023 by 2 Comments

There’s an old saying that the cream eventually rises to the top. Check out yesterday’s NRLW and NRL Grand Finals to see the proof.

NRL Grand Final – The Road to the Finals: Part Four

September 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Matt O’Hanlon sees similarities between this year’s NRL Grand Final opponents and the 1986 Cox Plate blockbuster battle between Bonecrusher and Our Waverley Star. ‘I think this game will be very tight,’ he says.

NRL and NRLW Grand Finals – Hot favourites, worthy challengers

September 28, 2023 by 3 Comments

The Penrith Panthers and the Newcastle Knights go into the NRL and NRLW Grand Finals as hot favourites to lift their respective titles. But who can deny that that Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Titans are worthy challengers? Ian Hauser previews this weekend’s Grand Finals.

NRL Finals Week 3: The Road to the Finals – Part 3

September 21, 2023 by 2 Comments

Matt O’Hanlon has studied the Form Guide once again to find the good oil on this weekend’s NRL Preliminary Finals.

NRL Finals Week 3 and NRLW Finals Week 1: The finalists all get what they deserve!

September 21, 2023 by 1 Comment

The NRL and NRLW Preliminary Finals feature the teams that deserve to be there but confidently picking winners remains a challenge. Ian Hauser tries to sort out his thinking.

Almanac Life: My (splendid) week

September 15, 2023 by 15 Comments

Peter Fuller is feeling great after an eventful week of participating in, and watching, various sports with a degree of success as he recounts.

NRL Finals Week 2: The Road to the Finals – Part 2

September 14, 2023 by 2 Comments

Matt O’Hanlon casts a very thorough eye over the two NRL semi-finals this weekend, applying the principles of horse-racing and the superior logic of the MOH mind.

NRL Finals Week 2 and NRLW Round 9: Enthralling!

September 14, 2023 by 2 Comments

After last weekend’s enthralling rugby league matches, Ian Hauser goes looking for his winners in Week 2 of the NRL finals and Round 9 of the NRLW.

NRL Week 1 Finals: The Road to the Finals – Part One

September 7, 2023 by 2 Comments

Matthew O’Hanlon has put together his thoughts for the lead up to Week 1 of the NRL Finals.