‘Huge push from the players’: Potential return of AFL State of Origin gathers steam

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‘Huge push from the players’: Potential return of AFL State of Origin gathers steam
New South WalesRivalry DatesLuke Jackson
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AFL: Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan spoke to the media following their round 15 victory over the Geelong Cats.

The Western Australia n government are eager to stage an AFL State of Origin return in Perth next February.

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State of Origin has not been formally played since 1999 when Brent Harvey booted five goals and claimed best on ground honours as Victoria defeated South Australia by 54 points at a wet MCG. Victoria faced off against the Allies in AFLW’s State of Origin clash in 2017, while Victoria took on the All Stars in the Bushfire Relief Match of 2020.That idea appears to be dead and buried, however as a key component of the Western Australian’s government’s push is players’ determination to wear their state jumper.

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said at the Indigenous All-Stars match against Fremantle in February this year that State of Origin in the same timeslot is something he would explore.

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