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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 – JT Enters the Starship: Nothing’s Gunna Stop the Cowboys Now!

August 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment

After deafting the Bulldogs at Belmore, Archie, with artistic licence from Starship, feels nothing is going to stop JT and his Cowboys.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 24: Souths v Cronulla – Chumbawumba

August 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Paul Macadam’s Cronulla Sharks were hot, now it seems they’ve gone cold, losing this time to Souths.

Almanac League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 24, 2016

August 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal on the jockeying of positions in NRL as the finals approach. What has happened to Cronulla?

Almanac Rugby League – Archie Correctly Calls the Provan-Summons Trophy Lifter Six Weeks Before the Big Day Out in September

August 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment

It’s Official! Archie has made the call, JT and Cowboys will storm into the NRL final four and take the Anchor north again.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 23: St George v Cronulla – Stuck Inside of Kogarah with the Derby Blues Again

August 16, 2016 by 3 Comments

Paul Macadam ventured into the Dragon’s den with optimism his Sharks would prevail only to be taunted by supporters and the lack of Cronulla success.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 23, 2016

August 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal reviews Round 23 of the NRL season.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 22, 2016

August 9, 2016 by 1 Comment

Hamish Neal summaries NRL Round 22 and wonders about possible murky precedents set by the NRL drug-testing protocols, in allowing Jarryd Hayne to play.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 21, 2016

August 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment

And so Hamish Neal tells us that Cronulla’s run of consecutive wins finishes at 15. But their run of undefeated matches continues, after drawing with Gold Coast Titans.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 20 and Women’s Origin 2016

July 26, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal with his summary of Round 20, NRL. “Cronulla remain two points clear of second-placed Melbourne with both top two sides winning this weekend…”

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 20: Cronulla v Newcastle – Sunday stroll

July 26, 2016 by 3 Comments

Paul Macadam has been busy (“most sharehouses are alike”), but he’s back at Shark Park to see the Sharks’ winning streak reach 15. [The pleasure and pain of a long-term fan – Ed].