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 – NRL Round 11 review

July 28, 2020 by 1 Comment

Liam Hauser reviews the NRL’s Round 11 where the results were partially overshadowed by the Titans finally securing the signature of David Fifita for a massive sum.

Almanac Book Review – ‘State of Origin: 40 Years’

July 28, 2020 by 2 Comments

Rugby league tragic Lindsey Cuthbertson reviews Liam Hauser’s ‘State of Origin: 40 Years’, the third and latest instalment of his definitive coverage of the jewel in the code’s crown.

Almanac Rugby League: Dream of glory where there is none

July 23, 2020 by 3 Comments

Patrick O’Brien’s modest schoolboy rugby league career was more about attracting the ‘cute punk chicks’ than it was about advancing his prospects in the code!

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 11: Match previews

July 23, 2020 by 1 Comment

Liam Hauser updates all the NRL news and previews the Round 11 matches.

Almanac Rugby League: New ladder leader in the NRL

July 20, 2020 by 2 Comments

The Penrith Panthers moved to the top of the NRL ladder after the Parramatta Eels and Sydney Roosters suffered shock defeats. Liam Hauser takes a look at Round 10 of the competition in a year where the good are quite good and the less said about the bad, the better.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 10: Just who are the culprits?

July 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Dramas on and off the field provide useful entertainment for the rugby league faithful. But who are the real culprits when the referees cop all the blame?

Almanac Reflections: A Sporting Life

July 15, 2020 by 4 Comments

Rod Grierson loves sport and reflects on his life participating in all codes of football no matter where he worked or lived.

Almanac Rugby League: NRL Round 9 fallout

July 14, 2020 by 1 Comment

The NRL’s Round 9 was supposed to sort out the ladder’s log-jam, but just one unexpected result left us with a muddle in the middle. Ian Hauser gives us his take on it all.

Everyday Obituaries: Vale Tommy Searle

July 9, 2020 by 2 Comments

Tommy Searle was a larger-than-life character who seemed to know everyone on the Gold Coast – and they knew him! His good mate, Matt O’Hanlon, pays tribute to his great mate. [A beautiful homage – Ed.]

Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2020 Round 9: Most interest is in the middle of the pack

July 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment

The top and bottom of the NRL ladder seems to be sorted. But what about the middle? This weekend’s Round 9 might help sort it out.