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 23 and NRLW Round 3: Some crazy stuff going on!

August 3, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The NRLW didn’t take long to provide a fascinating season in line with that in the NRL. Ian Hauser looks at the winners and losers as he tries to find good picks for this weekend.

Almanac Book Review: ‘Jack Gibson’s Fur Coat: Rugby League Oddities and Artefacts’ by Glen Humphries

August 2, 2023 by 2 Comments

Rugby league raconteur Matt O’Hanlon reviews Glen Humphries’ latest book, ‘Jack Gibson’s Fur Coat: Rugby League Oddities and Artefacts’. (Here’s a conundrum: Is MOH an oddity or an artefact? – Ed.)

NRL Round 22 – South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers: Has the finals surge begun?

August 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment

It was edge of the seat stuff for Murray, the golden retriever, as South Sydney took on the Wests Tigers in Tamworth in the NRL’s Round 22. Rabbit in the Vineyard was hanging on too!

NRL Round 22 and NRLW Round 2: The Fast and the Furious

July 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Both the NRL and the NRLW looked like footy’s version of The Fast and the Furious last weekend. Our rugby league writer Ian Hauser is struggling to keep pace with it all!

NRL Round 21 – South Sydney v Brisbane Broncos: The late season surge – Starts next week

July 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment

South Sydney leaked another 30+ points against the Brisbane Broncos, much to the consternation of Rabbitoh tragic Russel Hansen.

NRL Round 21 and NRLW Round 1: A short road to the finals

July 20, 2023 by 1 Comment

The run into the NRL finals and the start of the 2023 NRLW season means a feast of footy in the next 12 weeks! Ian Hauser tries to find his winners.

Almanac Rugby League: “Ruck infringement, six again” – six Souths’ bye round comments

July 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Rabbit in the Vineyard used South Sydney’s bye round to pause and take stock of where the season is at, with a couple of fringe benefits thrown in.

State of Origin Game 3: A game of two halves

July 12, 2023 by 2 Comments

It was a game of two halves with NSW coming out on top in both attack and defence to defeat Queensland 24-10. Ian Hauser reviews Game 3 of State of Origin.

NRL Round 20 and State of Origin Game 3: Clean sweeps are rare

July 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Clean sweeps are rare in State of Origin but Queensland has a good chance to record one tonight, according to Ian Hauser. He also includes his preview of the NRL’s Round 20.

Almanac (Rugby League) Life: At Leichhardt

July 11, 2023 by 4 Comments

Writer Paul Harman and his sister Melinda don their bucket hats and meet at the much-storied Leichhardt Oval in Balmain for Round 1 of the 2023 season. This is a fine piece of observation and reminiscence from a very handy Almanac recruit. [You do not need to be a rugby league fan to appreciate this – JTH]