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: WCC, WCS and NRL Trials

February 22, 2017 by 4 Comments

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

February 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment

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

October 7, 2016 by 2 Comments

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

October 5, 2016 by 5 Comments

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

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

October 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment

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

October 3, 2016 by 7 Comments

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

September 30, 2016 by 5 Comments

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

September 28, 2016 by 1 Comment

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

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Finals Week Three

September 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal on the players and stats that matter, ahead of NRL Grand Final 2016: Melbourne v Cronulla.

Will there be peace in the footy wars?

September 27, 2016 by 6 Comments

With the NRL and AFL’s respective finales approaching, eminent Australian economist and former Adelaide Uni Blacks footballer Tim “Plug” Harcourt writes on “football multiculturalism” and the various football codes of Australia. What’s the state of play?