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 – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 17, 2017

July 4, 2017 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Three teams are level on points behind leaders Melbourne Storm, after NRL Round 17. Hamish Neal brings his weekly wrap.

Almanac Rugby League: Five Metre Gap – NRL Round 16, 2017

June 26, 2017 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Round 16 is done and dusted in the NRL and Hamish Neal has all the latest news and results.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: Origin II, 2017

June 22, 2017 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Queensland produced a spectacular comeback against New South Wales to level the Origin series at one game apiece. Hamish Neal has his take on the captivating game.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 15, 2017

June 19, 2017 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

As we approach Game 2 of the State of Origin Series, Hamish Neal gives us the lowdown on Round 15 of the NRL.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 14, 2017

June 13, 2017 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal with the weekend’s NRL news; with a reminder that “what you do with the ball” is more crucial than “how much you have it.”

Happy Queenslanders this weekend!

June 11, 2017 by jan courtin Leave a Comment

Jan Courtin is a very happy lady as teams from the Sunshine State have successful results over the weekend. And now for Origin II.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 13, 2017

June 5, 2017 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal has the NRL Round 13 action covered as Storm locked in top spot and the Eels moved into the top 8. State of Origin watch too with players who could slot into the Maroons team for game two.