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 – State of Origin selection time (give us your thoughts)

May 23, 2018 by 2 Comments

The pinnacle of this year’s rugby league calendar, State of Origin 2018, looms on the horizon. Almanac rugby league editor Ian Hauser tries to second guess the selectors in the lead-up to the first clash early in June. Will he be even close to the mark?

Almanac Rugby League – Sorting out the Cronks

May 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment

A phrase that stuck in a schoolboy’s mind for fifty years; a post on the Almanac site five years ago; an email pops up on a screen earlier this month. The dots connect for Almanac rugby league editor Ian Hauser and he’s off for coffee tomorrow.

Almanac Rugby League – Cameron Smith calls it quits

May 16, 2018 by 2 Comments

Rugby league’s 2018 State of Origin series has been blown wide open by Cameron Smith’s retirement from rep footy. What does it mean for this year’s series? Where does Smith fit into the pantheon of rugby league greats? Have a say.

Almanac Rugby League – The longest minute: one epic Grand Final, one family’s story, one perfect piece of storytelling

May 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Sport imitates life imitates sport! The nail-biting 2015 NRL Grand Final between the North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos has spawned a theatrical production, The Longest Minute. The on-field rollercoaster performances of the Cows over two decades meets the off-field carousel of the Wright family.

Almanac Rugby League – Roy Masters and a coach’s attire

March 11, 2018 by 2 Comments

Roy Masters in 1980 – with his boys at Wests. [Classic – thanks to Tim Berry]

Almanac Rugby League – Race for the Paul Barriere: Week 6, Australian double as England go close in classic men’s final

December 4, 2017 by 2 Comments

Hamish Neal looks at the men’s and women’s RLWC Finals. Both were tight affairs which ended in success for the Jillaroos and the Kangaroos.

Almanac Rugby League – Race for the Paul Barriere: Week 5, Australia set to defend titles, England edge Tonga in classic

November 28, 2017 by 1 Comment

Hamish Neal reports on the men’s and women’s Rugby League World Cups. Australia will play England in the men’s and New Zealand in the women’s this coming weekend.

Almanac Rugby League: Race for the Paul Barriere, Week 4 – Kiwis out, Women’s event kicks off

November 20, 2017 by 2 Comments

Hamish Neal runs us through the semi-finalists for the Rugby League World Cup, and the opening stages of the women’s tournament, which is also underway!

Almanac Rugby League – Race for the Paul Barriere: Week 3, Tongan history in Hamilton, PNG win again

November 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal gives us an update on the Rugby League World Cup.

Almanac Rugby League – Race for the Paul Barriere: Week 2, Fiji continue unbeaten run, challenges gain world-wide attention

November 7, 2017 by 3 Comments

Hamish gives us the rundown on the opening stages of the Rugby League World Cup with this comprehensive wrap of all that has happened thus far.