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 1, 2017: Cronulla v Brisbane – Refusing to settle

The Cronulla Sharks did not make the start to their premiership defence that Paul Macadam had hoped for however don’t write the boys from the Shire off just yet.

Almanac Rugby League – Redcliffe Dolphins turn 70

First published in The Guardian, this article by Joe Gorman takes a look at one of the country’s great football clubs, the Redcliffe Dolphins which turns 70 this year.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: WCC, WCS and NRL Trials

Hamish Neal’s rugby league wrap returns for 2017 with a comprehensive rundown of the pre-season.

Almanac Rugby League: People, Meaning and Stories in Rugby League – Tom Brock Lecture

John Harms presented at the 16th annual Tom Brock Lecture in October 2014. It delves into rugby league, South Sydney Rabbitohs and his own background growing up in Queensland.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Grand Final 2016: Cronulla v Melbourne – Where I find my heaven

NRL Grand Final at the Walkabout in London. Andy Frame(s) it perfectly.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Grand Final 2016: Cronulla v Melbourne – Our Year

Can this get any better! Paul Macadam is ecstatic about Cronulla’s great victory.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Grand Final 2016

Hamish Neal, as he has throughout the rugby league season, brings us a wrap of the weekend’s plays. NRL Grand Final, Interstate Championship and NSW Koori Knockout.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Grand Final Preview: Keep the light on for Jack

Kath Presdee shares a moving personal preview of Sunday’s NRL Grand Final. Maybe this is finally the Sharks’ year

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Grand Final 2016: Sharks v Storm- A love story

It started with a pair of socks. And his dad. Andy Frame exlains why he loves the Sharks.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Finals Week 3, 2016: Cronulla v North Queensland – One more

Into the NRL Grand Final go Cronulla and boy is Paul Macadam excited. Go Sharks!