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 – Fans or brands, principle or product?

June 23, 2020 by 1 Comment

For some, they’re the ongoing diseases of top tier sport – the curses of commercialism and corporatisation. John Campbell explains it.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 6: Wheat and chaff

June 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment

After challenging the referees to get tough, rugby league editor Ian Hauser offers his thoughts on the NRL’s Round 6.

Almanac Rugby League: What really matters?

June 18, 2020 by 8 Comments

Several years ago, Brett Hutchins set out to write a match review for the Almanac. Instead, he ended up contemplating the big questions of life.

Almanac Rugby League – Vale Noel Kelly: one of the greats and a true hard man of the code

June 16, 2020 by 1 Comment

The world of rugby league is in mourning following the death on Sunday of Noel Kelly, one of the game’s real hard men. Kelly was named as hooker in the ARL’s Team of the Century, a reflection of his standing in the code. The Footy Almanac pays tribute to one of Ipswich’s greatest sons.

Almanac Rugby League: Brian Burke thinks outside the box

June 16, 2020 by 1 Comment

Almanacker Jason Buffier’s mate Brian Burke runs a coffee shop in Maitland and writes a weekly column in the local ‘Maitland Mercury’. Brian put on his thinking cap to go back to the future to propose a regional rugby league competition to replace the cancelled 2020 competitions in the bush.

Almanac Rugby League – 2020 NRL Round 5: Home and Away

June 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment

After a set of mixed results last weekend, what might we expect from the NRL’s Round 5 starting tonight? Ian Hauser looks into his crystal ball.

Almanac Rugby League: Generations of Brethren

June 11, 2020 by 17 Comments

Brothers Football Club, the O’Hanlon family and a particular table go back over a hundred years. Matt O’Hanlon, part of the third generation, shares this tale of one family’s life in footy – they just love it!

Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin: The ‘hand grenade’ episode

June 9, 2020 by 2 Comments

State of Origin I of 2020 was supposed to have been played this last week. It got Liam Hauser thinking about a significant moment that has its 20th anniversary today

Almanac Rugby League: NRL Round 4 Roundup

June 9, 2020 by 1 Comment

Ian Hauser casts his eye over the NRL’s Round 4 results and attempts to read the tea leaves.

Almanac Rugby League – 2020 NRL Round 4: Let’s sort out some of these teams

June 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Can Round 4 of the NRL season live up to the hype created by its successful return last weekend? Rugby league editor Ian Hauser runs his eye over this weekend’s clashes.