It’s finals time in the NRL! Which two teams will progress to the Preliminary Finals and which two will see their seasons end? There are also a couple of season-defining games in the NRLW. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts.
NRL Finals Week 1 and NRLW Round 8: what’s the form this week?
September 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Rugby League – The Pacific Championships 2024
September 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The draw for the 2024 Pacific Championships has been released. Check out the details here.
NRL Round 27: Room for one more only
September 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The Knights and the Dolphins will duke it out for the last spot in the NRL finals while a couple places are still up for grabs in the NRLW.
Almanac Rugby League – The vexed question of expansion
August 29, 2024 by 2 Comments
Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser outlines some of the proposals for the 18th, 19th and 20th licences in an expanded NRL.
NRL Round 26 and NRLW Round 6: Not enough finals spots to go around
August 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Inconsistent rulings by the on- and off-field officials, the questionable ‘resting’ of players ahead of the finals, and another stint on the sidelines for JWH. All parts of another week in rugby league. What’s in store this weekend?
NRL Round 25 and NRLW Round 5: Top order places still up for grabs in both the NRL and the NRLW
August 22, 2024 by 2 Comments
There are just three rounds to go in the NRL with finals spots still up for grabs while the NRLW is throwing up its fair share of unpredictable results. Ian Hauser tries to make sense of it all.
NRL Round 24 and NRLW Round 4 – Where have these Broncos been?
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The continuing uncertainty of both NRL and NRLW comps keeps the fans and the tipsters on edge. Ian Hauser tries to untangle the threads to find his winners.
NRL Round 23 and NRLW Round 3: It’s death or glory for several clubs this weekend!
August 8, 2024 by 1 Comment
It’s death or glory for several clubs in both the NRL and NRLW this weekend. Ian Hauser surveys the prospects and comes up with his winners.
NRL Round 22 and NRLW Round 2: Slippery slopes and the abyss
August 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The slippery slope leads in only one direction – the abyss. Several clubs in both the NRL and the NRLW face that prospect this weekend. Ian Hauser spells out the harsh reality.
NRL Round 21 and NRLW Round 1 – Double the action!
July 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
NRLW Round 1 opens this weekend’s rugby league feast tonight with a stand alone fixture featuring a grand final rematch between reigning premiers Newcastle and 2023 runners-up the Roosters. Read on to see how the other 12 games unfold in the coming days.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin, Game 3: Now that’s an Origin game (and series)!
July 18, 2024 by 7 Comments
NSW secured the 2024 State of Origin series after a physical, relentless and absorbing Game 3 decider. It was quintessential Origin footy!
NRL Round 20 – Finals spots on the line
July 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Round 20 of the NRL season could be the ‘make or break’ for several clubs. Ian Hauser tries to pick his way through the permutations.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin, Game 3: The Decider
July 17, 2024 by 1 Comment
Will it be more of the Blues’ power plus finesse or a typically gritty Maroons backs-to-the-wall win? Whatever, expect a cracker of a Game 3 decider to the 2024 State of Origin series.
NRL Round 19 – More Origin chaos makes tipping a nightmare
July 11, 2024 by 2 Comments
The absence of State of Origin players makes this week’s NRL tipping a bit of a lottery. But let’s have a go anyway!
NRL Round 18 – How far back is too far back?
July 4, 2024 by 1 Comment
His tipping record is modest, to say the least, but rugby league editor Ian Hauser’s reckons that we’re about to see a great divide open up in the next few weeks between the finalists and the rest.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin Washup: And the winner is…Footy!
June 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser summarises both the men’s and women’s State of Origin matches.
NRL Round 17 – Sliding doors round
June 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Round 17 of the NRL season may well turn out to be decisive with the outcome of several matches vital to the season’s prospects of a number of teams.
Almanac Rugby League – State of Origin: All to play for
June 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
There’s all to play for in both the men’s and women’s State of Origin matches this week! Can the Maroons secure both series within 24 hours of each other? Ian Hauser offers his assessment and predictions.
NRL Round 16: Origin season lucky dip (continued)
June 20, 2024 by 1 Comment
The lottery of tipping NRL winners during the State of Origin period continues. But ‘we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past’. Or something like that.
NRL Round 15: Up over the halfway mark
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
As the 2024 NRL season reaches the halfway mark, what do we know or, probably more realistically, what do we think we know?
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