The Mitchell/Manu imbroglio has dominated the rugby league world this week but the final round of the NRL offers more than enough intrigue to command our attention this weekend. Ian Hauser shares his thoughts.

The Bunker provided more problems than solutions in last weekend’s NRL matches. Ian Hauser weighs in with his take on their interference and looks ahead to this weekend’s penultimate Round 24.

The Eels are in the NRL spotlight for all the wrong reasons but their fate is in their own hands. Ian Hauser previews this weekend’s Round 22 action.

This weekend’s NRL Round 21 looks like it will shape the top four and go some way to sorting out the 5-way battle for the last two finals spots. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts on another good round in prospect.

This is the Round we’ve been waiting for! The clashes at the top of the ladder could well sort out both the minor premiers and the top four. Or will the Roosters spoil it for the Eels? Ian Hauser is excited by the prospect of top quality rugby league across this weekend.

Mind the gap! The NRL’s Round 19 features a host of matches between the high flyers and the also rans. Ian Hauser tries to find something to get excited about.

The NRL has moved to Queensland for a month or so. What uncertainties might that unleash? Ian Hauser tries to find his way through the revamped schedule to find the winners in Round 18.

  It’s more than a little worrying when it looks like the top four is done and dusted by the beginning of July with nine rounds to go. The gap between 4th and 5th is now two games plus a sizeable points differential. The only real interest at that end of the ladder is whether [Read more]

This weekend’s NRL matches feature the clash between competition leaders the Penrith Panthers and regular contenders the Sydney Roosters. Our NRL man Ian Hauser suggests that you find a screen wherever you are to take in this one.

Immediate post-Origin postulating is a perilous pastime but the Almanac’s Ian Hauser examines the entrails of the NRL’s Round 14 to extract a winner or two.

Ian Hauser thinks that the Penrith Panthers are in scary form but still have a few questions to answer. What happened in the NRL last weekend, and what can we expect this time around?

The ‘new regime’ in rugby league received mixed reviews during Magic Round last weekend. Ian Hauser looks ahead to the NRL’s Round 11 to see what it all means to the overall competition.

Have we seen the last of Brett Morris after he sustained a serious knee injury? Are the Chooks winged? Ian Hauser sorts his way through the rugby league scene.