RITV continues his account of his recent road trip to Melbourne with coverage of Game 2 of the 2026 State of Origin series. Melbourne? – that’s in Queensland (for now)!
2026 NRL – RITV: On Tour (Part 1) – the road trip and the lunch
June 25, 2026 by 2 Comments
RITV set out from the Barossa for Melbourne with fellow Queenslander JTH for Game 2 of the 2026 State of Origin series. Here’s his account of the road trip and the pre-match lunch at the All Nations Hotel.
Almanac Footy – Prop By The Sea: You Gotta Love Footy!
June 25, 2026 by 4 Comments
Prop graces us with the speech he made at the Almanac Lunch at the All-Nations Hotel in Richmond, and gives his insight into what Round 17 will look like next week, based on the performances from Round 16. The speech is a State of Origin match report he (obviously) wrote BEFORE the game.
2026 NRL – Round 16 and State of Origin Game 2 aftermath
June 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Ian Hauser offers a few late thoughts on Origin 2 before offering his tips on this weekend’s Round 17.
Almanac Footy – Prop By The Sea: Round 15 – You Gotta Love Footy!
June 18, 2026 by 2 Comments
Prop has us all guessing with his ‘Living next door to Alice 13’. Stick with it and you’ll get the solution.
Almanac Footy: The Prospector’s Pickaxe – Roy, Rod, and Ross
June 18, 2026 by 8 Comments
The Prospector reminisces about the Grand Final lunch he attended in 1987, and the notable names he met and learned from.
Almanac Rugby League – 2026 State of Origin, Game 2: Droughts break, eventually!
June 17, 2026 by 1 Comment
The Maroons broke their 31-year MCG drought with a comprehensive win over the Blues in Game 2 of the 2026 State of Origin series. Rugby league editor Ian Hauser provides the view from his couch.
2026 NRL – Round 16 and State of Origin Game 2: Plenty on offer this week
June 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
It’s a big week on the rugby league calendar as Queensland fights to stay in the hunt for State of Origin supremacy in 2026.
Almanac Footy: The Prospector’s Pickaxe – The Steeden, the Gilbert and the Trionda
June 11, 2026 by 4 Comments
The Prospector’s Pickaxe diverts this week to look at other footy codes during the downtime wait before the next State of Origin game.
2026 NRL Round 15 – Into the second half and not a lot seems to have changed
June 10, 2026 by 1 Comment
Just back from a trip to Japan, Ian Hauser gets the impression that not a lot has changed in the NRL over the past month or so.
2026 NRL – Prop by the Sea: You Gotta Love Footy
June 4, 2026 by 3 Comments
Prop by the Sea recounts the stellar wins and disappointing losses of last weekend’s games and gives his two-cents worth on who he thinks the winning teams will be in Round 14.
Almanac State of Origin – Game 1, 2026: And they know it.
May 28, 2026 by 6 Comments
John Harms makes a big claim about the State of Origin result in Game 1 of the 2026 series.
Almanac State of Origin – Game 1, 2026: The view from the Tanunda Club
May 28, 2026 by 2 Comments
Three Kingaroy Red Ants RLFC mates sat down at the Tanunda Club last night with a bottle of Rockford GMS to watch SOO 1. Russel Hansen takes up the story of the game.
Almanac State of Origin 2026: The Prospector’s Pickaxe – Blues Dynasty that never happened
May 28, 2026 by 2 Comments
Ahead of the 2026 State of Origin, The Prospector reflects on the 2025 State of Origin, and how NSW always seems to fall short.
2026 NRL – Round 9: Women’s State of Origin Game 1 and the changing landscape of the NRL
April 29, 2026 by 2 Comments
Women’s State of Origin takes pride of place in this week’s rugby league offerings, and it will have a great ‘support cast’ with several great match-ups in the NRL as well.
Almanac Rugby League 2026 – Tip the Season’s Big Winners
February 26, 2026 by 6 Comments
A thought bubble turned into a challenge for our readers: Tip your winners of this year’s big events on the rugby league calendar. Enter via the Comments section and we’ll revisit in November to find a winner.
Almanac Rugby League – One more thing: Key dates for 2026 – Updated!
November 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
Just before we completely sign off from the rugby league season, here are some key dates for 2026, including the full season draw for both the NRL and the NRLW.
Almanac Rugby League – Vale Sam Backo
August 4, 2025 by 2 Comments
The rugby league world is mourning the passing of Sam Backo, the rampaging front rower of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Footy Almanac pays tribute to a great player and a wonderful servant of the community.
NRL Round 20 – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
July 17, 2025 by 4 Comments
Prop by the Sea is living contentedly in a Maroon world. He’s a hard man to contain.
Almanac Travel: Not so much ‘la dolce vita’ as ‘la vita educativa’ (Part 4]
July 17, 2025 by 2 Comments
Ian Hauser continues his series about recent travel experiences in Europe. This time the focus is cruising.
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