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: Iosia Soliola, a legend on and off the field!

April 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment

‘Iosia Soliola is one of the most well-regarded rugby league players I have ever encountered personally or heard of. He was (and is) an absolute champion of a fellow with the Sydney Roosters, Newtown Jets, St Helens and the Canberra Raiders.’ Here’s why!

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 5: Is there more to this competition than meets the eye?

April 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Are the Dragons going to confound the ‘experts’? What are the Titans made of, and do the Sharks have enough teeth to maul the Roosters? Ian Hauser previews the NRL’s Round 5.

Almanac Rugby League: Vale Tom Raudonikis

April 8, 2021 by 1 Comment

Tommy Raudonikis, champion halfback for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Newtown Bluebaggers, NSW and Australia, and larger-than-life rugby league icon, has passed away aged 70. Ian Hauser pays tribute to the little Aussie battler who never took a backward step.

Almanac Rugby League: …and then Tommy scored

April 7, 2021 by 2 Comments

As his tribute on the passing of Tommy Raudonikis, Neill Jones revisits that day in 1981 when Tommy starred for the Newtown Bluebaggers but could not stop Parramatta from winning the Grand Final.

Almanac Rugby League: The code evolves beyond the Super League in Europe

April 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Rugby league is looking to expand its base in the UK and Europe. The latest development is the introduction of The Championship which kicked off over the Easter weekend.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 4: The wheat and chaff are settling

April 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Upsets have become almost a regular occurrence in the 2021 NRL season making tipping a bit of a nightmare. Ian Hauser tries to make sense of it all to come up with his picks for Round 4.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 3: The big boys to throw their weight around

March 25, 2021 by 1 Comment

A gap between the best and the rest is emerging early in the 2021 NRL competition. Ian Hauser expects ‘the big boys’ to throw their weight around this weekend in Round 3.

Almanac Rugby League: Vale Fred Jones

March 22, 2021 by 1 Comment

Fred Jones, who passed away late last week, captained the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to their first premiership in 1972. Ian Hauser presents this tribute to one of the code’s great characters of yesteryear.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 2: Can your team’s season be over in March?

March 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Results from Round 1 of the NRL season suggest that the season might be gone for several teams by the end of March. Is that possible? Ian Hauser thinks so.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 1: And away we go!

March 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The 2021 NRL season kicks off tonight with a blockbuster at Melbourne’s AAMI Stadium. Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser provides his thoughts on how Round 1 will pan out.