Changes in version 0.1.2 (2025-11-06)                  

Bug Fixes

  - Fixed NA handling in fetch_lineups() that caused CRAN check failures
    on multiple platforms
  - Added proper NA validation before stringr::str_replace() calls to
    prevent pattern errors when HTML elements are missing

                 Changes in version 0.1.1 (2025-09-01)                  

New Features

  - Added fetch_injuries() function to scrape injury and suspension data
    from ZeroTackle (08/07/2025)
  - Added advanced statistics functions for player and team metrics
    supplied by Champion Data via NRL.com
  - Added fetch_fixtures() function to scrape NRL.com draw for future
    fixtures and past results (02/07/2025)
  - Added fetch_lineups() function to scrape team lists released by
    NRL.com on Tuesdays (30/06/2025)

Improvements

  - Expanded fetch_player_stats() with additional data sources

                 Changes in version 0.1.0 (2025-07-09)                  

Initial release with support for scraping historical Rugby League data
from rugbyleagueproject.org.

Core Functionality

  - fetch_results(): Match-level results across NRL, Super League, QLD
    Cup, NSW Cup, etc.
  - fetch_ladder(): Team ladders with detailed home/away splits and
    points differentials
  - fetch_venues(): Venue usage and attendance by team and competition
  - fetch_coaches(): Coaching records across leagues and seasons
  - fetch_player_stats(): Player match stats (tries, goals, field goals,
    points) for all valid games between 1998 and present

General Enhancements

  - All functions include league, season, and source arguments
  - Slug mapping and URL building are automated internally
  - cli progress bars and error handling for a clean user experience
  - readr::write_rds() integration for bulk .rds saving by season
  - Fully vectorized fetch_player_stats() for batch scraping across
    years

Development Practices

  - Compliant with CRAN DESCRIPTION and Roxygen2 docs
  - Modular design allows easy future expansion