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.

 

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 24 and NRLW Round 2: Scoreboard blowouts but the fight for finals places tightens

August 25, 2022 by 1 Comment

There were blowouts on the scoreboard but the fight for finals places tightened in the NRL. Ian Hauser reviews the week in rugby league.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 23 and NRLW Round 1: can you ever have too much rugby league?

August 18, 2022 by 1 Comment

To paraphrase Roy and HG, too much rugby league is never enough! For the next 6 weeks or so we have both the NRL and the NRLW. Ian Hauser keeps you in the loop.

Almanac Rugby League – Book Preview: Rugby League’s Greatest Contests – The Great Grand Finals

August 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The Footy Almanac is happy to promote the latest rugby league book release by Liam Hauser. The updated edition of his ‘Rugby League’s Greatest Contests – The Great Grand Finals’ will be available from next Monday.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 22: Then there were nine

August 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The NRL’s finalists are slowly emerging according to our rugby league editor Ian Hauser. This week’s Round 22 could close the gate on any pretenders.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 21: Ouch!

August 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Tackling controversies dominated the NRL’s Round 20 while this weekend’s Round 21 is make or break for at least three teams. Ian Hauser provides his rugby league roundup.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 20: Play the whistle!

July 28, 2022 by 2 Comments

Ian Hauser looks back at the controversial end to the Cowboys v Tigers match and the Manly jersey fiasco before contemplating this weekend’s NRL Round 20.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 19: Finals spots on the line

July 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The plot thickens as the NRL enters its last seven rounds. Are the Melbourne Storm ‘gone’? Are the Roosters the ‘dark horse’ of the competition? Can anyone beat Penrith? Rugby league editor Ian Hauser looks at this weekend’s Round 19.

Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin Game 3: The Maroons win in one of the greatest Origin clashes ever!

July 14, 2022 by 1 Comment

Awesome, magnificent, intoxicating, all-consuming and every other superlative you can think of for a game of football – State of Origin 3 had it all! Ian Hauser reports on Queensland’s boilover win over New South Wales to take the Origin shield for 2022.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 18: Into the home straight…

July 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment

We’re into the home stretch as teams vie for NRL finals spots. Eleven contenders into eight spots won’t compute and so Ian Hauser looks at who might be in and who could go out this weekend.

Almanac Rugby League – 2022 State of Origin Game 3: One absentee makes all the difference

July 13, 2022 by 1 Comment

State of Origin historian Liam Hauser previews tomorrow night’s 2022 series decider in Brisbane. He finds it hard to see how Queensland can win without one key player.