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Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: WCC, WCS and NRL Trials

February 22, 2017 by Hamish Neal 4 Comments

Hamish Neal’s rugby league wrap returns for 2017 with a comprehensive rundown of the pre-season.

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

September 27, 2016 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

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

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Finals Week Two, 2016

September 19, 2016 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal and his regular five metre gap looks at the points you may have missed from the second weekend of the NRL finals.

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Finals 2016 Week One

September 13, 2016 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal on the NRL Finals – with Melbourne and Cronulla each winning a week’s rest before their Preliminary Finals.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL Finals Week 1: Canberra v Cronulla – Keep the light on

September 13, 2016 by Paul 4 Comments

Paul McAdam, Cronulla man, brings us this beauty from the NRL Finals pressure cooker. “It feels like a turning point. Not just for this season, but potentially in the history of the club…”

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 26, 2016

September 6, 2016 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

And so Melbourne Storm finish the NRL 2016 season on top of the ladder. Hamish Neal here with Round 26 and tips for finals week 1.

Almanac Rugby League – Finals Schedule 2016

September 4, 2016 by John Harms 3 Comments

Check out the schedule for the first week of the NRL finals. Who wins the premiership?

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

August 23, 2016 by Hamish Neal 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 archie 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 – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 23, 2016

August 16, 2016 by Hamish Neal 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 Hamish Neal 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 Hamish Neal 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 Hamish Neal 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 – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 14, 2016

June 14, 2016 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal sums up weekend NRL action, in which “Melbourne Storm registered their third shut-out for the season” in beating the Roosters 46-0.

Almanac League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 13, 2016

June 7, 2016 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal looks at the points you may have missed from the thirteenth round of the NRL

Almanac Rugby League – Five Metre Gap: NRL Round 12, 2016

May 31, 2016 by Hamish Neal Leave a Comment

Hamish Neal reviews a round of split fixtures due to Wednesday’s State of Origin. It helps to have elite players ineligible for State of Origin duties on your books.