A top effort by the ground staff at Suncorp Stadium saved Magic Round from becoming Mudgic Round. This week’s Round 11 of the NRL offers up several inviting clashes. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2022 Round 11: And the BOG award goes to…the Suncorp Stadium ground staff!
May 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2022 Round 10: Go figure!
May 12, 2022 by 1 Comment
A degree of uncertainty seems to be insinuating its way into the competition and I’m all for it, even if it makes tipping a bit of a nightmare! In Round 8 the Eels looked very ordinary against the Cowboys; in Round 9 they turned it around and toppled ladder leaders Penrith. Similarly, [Read more]
Almanac Rugby League: Embracing The Storm
May 10, 2022 by 2 Comments
As a ‘dyed in the wool’ long suffering Saints supporter for over the past fifty years Ian Wilson now turns his attention and support to the NRL, and in particular, Melbourne Storm as he explains.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2022 Round 9: Loving the upsets!
May 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Round 8 of the NRL provided us with four upsets. Ian Hauser looks ahead to Round 9.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2022 Round 8: We needed that!
April 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to a couple of upsets, there’s a little more hope for some NRL fans. But will normal services be resumed this weekend? Ian Hauser ponders the possibilities.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2022 Round 7: Mind the gap!
April 21, 2022 by 1 Comment
Our rugby league columnist Ian Hauser fears that there is a gap developing on the premiership ladder way too early in the season.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL Round 6: Tipping is a breeze!
April 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
After tipping a perfect 8/8 last weekend, Ian Hauser thinks he’s got them sorted again for this weekend’s NRL Round 6.
Almanac Rugby League – NRLW 2021 Grand Final: Roosters extinguish Dragons
April 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser reviews the 2021 NRLW Grand Final, an entertaining, high standard match which saw the Sydney Roosters overcome the pre-game favourites, the St George Illawarra Dragons.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 5: How far Penrith?
April 7, 2022 by 1 Comment
Is the 2022 NRL season already a case of ‘how far Penrith’? Ian Hauser assesses the state of the competition a month into the season.
Almanac Rugby League – NRLW 2021 Grand Final preview: Dragons v Roosters
April 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The St George Illawarra Dragons will meet the Sydney Roosters in the 2021 NRLW Grand Final this weekend. Ian Hauser previews Sunday’s clash along with Round 5 of the 2022 NRL season.
Almanac Rugby League – NRLW Semi-Finals and NRL Round 4: Grand Final spots up for grabs in the NRLW
March 31, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The 2021 NRLW finals begin this weekend with Grand Final spots on offer for the winners. Meanwhile the NRL season is throwing up a few pleasant surprises. Our rugby league man, Ian Hauser, casts his eye over the state of play.
Wantok Almanac: PNG Footy and the Zimmie, Ace & Thyra show
March 29, 2022 by 7 Comments
Jarrod Landells and David Bridie’s Wantok Almanac highlight the love of footy in all its codes in found in PNG, with focus on some names of the future.
Almanac Rugby League – NRLW 2021 Round 5 and NRL 2022 Round 3
March 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian reflects on the high and lows from the rugby games that just passed, while we all look forward to the derby game between the Cowboys and the Broncos this weekend.
Almanac Rugby League: NRLW Round 4 and NRL Round 2
March 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser reports on both the NRLW and NRL rounds from the rounds that past, with some of the best run sequences of plays he’s ever saw in the NRLW’s competition between the Broncos and the Dragons. He makes his next round of tipping on which teams are most likely to take home the points as the weekend looms closer.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 NRL Round 1: And away we go!
March 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser sets the scene as the 2022 NRL season gets under way tonight (Thursday).
Almanac Rugby League – 2021 NRLW Round 2: Waterlogged!
March 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser recounts Round 2 of the 2021 NRLW season with Lauren Brown a standout for the Broncos as they topple Knights on their home turf
Almanac Rugby League: NRLW 2021 Round 1 – Broncos set the standard
March 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser reports on the opening round of the 2021 NRLW season where the Brisbane Broncos sent out an ominous warning to the other five teams.
Almanac Rugby League: NRLW 2021 underway at last!
February 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The delayed 2021 NRLW season kicks off on Sunday with a triple header in Newcastle. Ian Hauser previews the opening round.
Memorial: Olsen Filipaina (includes link to live stream)
February 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A service in memory of Olsen ‘Big O’ Filipaina will be held today in Sydney – for those unable to attend, there is a remote option available to pay your respects to a life that inspired many.
Almanac Rugby League: Whistle blows for female refs
February 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
For the first time in one-referee NRL matches, two female whistle-blowers have been appointed to officiate in this weekend’s trial matches; the All Star matches have come and gone; and the NRLW is now just 10 days away. Ian Hauser brings us up to date with rugby league.
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