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 – Cameron Smith: Nobody did it better

March 11, 2021 by 9 Comments

Cameron Smith, arguably the greatest rugby league player of all time, certainly of his own era, has finally announced his retirement. Ian Hauser pays tribute to the man with a host of records to his name, many of which are unlikely to ever be broken.

Almanac Rugby League – The Footy Almanac 2021 Rugby League Tipping Competition

March 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The Footy Almanac invites all members of its community to join in the 2021 Rugby League Tipping competition. With just one week to go to kick-off, sign up now to have a chance to share in cash prizes at season’s end.

Almanac Rugby League – The Charity Shield and NRL Trials

March 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment

After last weekend’s Charity Shield match and several NRL trials, our rugby league editor Ian Hauser thinks he can see what we’re in for in the NRL’s Season 2021.

Almanac Rugby League: The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup 2021

March 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Rugby League enthusiast Glen Dwyer provides us with news from the NSWRL about The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup 2021. After the disruption of Season 2020 by the Covid pandemic, it looks like a return to something approaching ‘normal’ in this new year.

Almanac Rugby League – All Stars clashes: Indigenous v Maori and 2021 State of Origin Dates

February 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The men’s All Stars Indigenous v Maori All match produced a spirited clash to get the season underway. The women’s encounter was dominated by the Maori combination.

Almanac Rugby League – All Stars 2021: Indigenous v Maori

February 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The annual All Stars Indigenous v Maori clashes for both men and women take place in Townsville on Saturday, the first significant matches for the code in the new year. Read previews and check out the teams.

Almanac Rugby League: Shall I stay or shall I go?

February 4, 2021 by 1 Comment

Gary Seeto offers his thoughts on whether Melbourne Storm great Cameron Smith should retire or not.

Almanac Life: Quick hands at Uncle Stan’s in Grantham

January 11, 2021 by 25 Comments

On the tenth anniversary if the 2011 floods, we reprise John Harms’s story about his Uncle Stan and Aunty June who survived the Grantham devastation.

“My wonderful, wonderful uncle, Stan Schulz, died in 2015. He was a great man – a truly great man. He and Aunty June survived the catastrophic Grantham flood in January 2011. At the time, I wrote this story about him.”

Almanac Rugby League: Vale Gary Parcell (1933-2020)

December 8, 2020 by 1 Comment

Gary Parcell, a member of that famous 1960 Kangaroo all-Ipswich front row of Beattie, Kelly and Parcell, passed away last week. The Almanac pays tribute to a Queensland and Australian rugby league icon.

Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin Game 3: A deserving finale

November 19, 2020 by 3 Comments

Sean Mortell concludes his series of reports on the NRL’s 2020 State of Origin series. He’s getting to understand just what that famous Maroon jersey means!