AFL State of Origin live scores: Western Australia and Victoria reignite historic rivalry
Any doubt about how hard players would go was quickly cast aside as WA and Victoria produced an evening to remember in their Origin battle. Follow all the action live!
AFL : It’s state against state as AFL Origin returns for the first time in more than 20 years as Western Australia and Victoria reignite a historic rivalry at Optus Stadium.
Victoria, led by Marcus Bontempelli are heavy favourites with a midfield stuffed full of premiership winners and All-Australians, including the likes of Nick Daicos, Matt Rowell and Bailey Smith.
But don’t discount Patrick Cripps and his WA counterparts who will be desperate to spring an upset in front of a parochial sell-out crowd.
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Key events
14 Feb 2026 - 07:48 PM
Lachie Ash wins the EJ Whitten Medal
14 Feb 2026 - 07:47 PM
Jesse Hogan wins the Graham Moss medal
14 Feb 2026 - 07:41 PM
FULL TIME VICTORIA 18.17 (125) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 15.11 (101)
14 Feb 2026 - 07:01 PM
END OF Q3 VIC 15.11 (101) WA 11.6 (72)
14 Feb 2026 - 06:58 PM
Rowell in trouble
14 Feb 2026 - 05:56 PM
Optus apologises to fans
14 Feb 2026 - 05:27 PM
END OF Q1 VIC 6.3 (39) WA 3.1 (19)
14 Feb 2026 - 05:04 PM
Weitering is down!
14 Feb 2026 - 04:44 PM
Warner gets Optus rocking!
14 Feb 2026 - 04:26 PM
WA’s secret weapon
FULL TIME VICTORIA 18.17 (125) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 15.11 (101)
Victoria get it done but boy did they have to work hard for it after Jesse Hogan brought the margin back to one goal.
WA threw everything they had but some crucial set shot misses came back to haunt them before fatigue took over.
Daicos immense with 38 tocuhes and seven clearances, Bontempelli chipped in with 3o while evergreen Brad Hill was the best for WA with 26 touches.
It was a cracking game and the players put any doubts this would be a glorified exhibition to bed early.
We’ll have the presentations shortly.
Merrett does seal it
Waterman misses a gettable shot with cramp after Cameron missed one out on the full.
Humprhies drops an intercept mark at half back and Merrett gets a loose ball to kick on the run from 30 to put it beyond doubt.
Serong with the sealer?
WA holding on for their lives but eventually Victoria breakthough as Serong has the space and snaps his first.
Margin back to 22-points and it’s a long way back now.
Danger hits back!
This game has opened up but Dangerfield is a man for a crisis as he leans back from 45m at nails the set shot.
The margin is back to 14-points and that’s a massive goal.
Cal Ah Chee out of the game
Ice on his hamstring and his day is done
HOGAN HAS 5!
It’s game on all right!
Humphries with a great spoil and then run on the wing.
Hogan all alone inside 50 and Lawson hits him. From 40m he slots the goal and it’s a six point game.
The crowd is electric right now.
CHARLIE CAMERON!
Huge clearance win from Bolton again he’s kick inside 50 doesn’t have enough carry but Luke Jackson locks it up.
Charlie Cameron gets on the loose ball and the snap on the run is magnifecent he has three and it’s back to 12 points!
Hogan has two in a row
Turnover in the middle of the ground finds Bolton in oodles of space.
He takes in on and goes to Jesse Hogan who takes a strong contested grab.
He slots his fourth to make it a three-goal game.
VIC 15.12 (102) WA 13.6 (84)
Hogan gives WA belief
Callum Ah Chee sprints up the wing and WA lock it inside 50.
A kick from Cameron to a pack finds Hogan drifting across who takes the mark and converts to grab his third.
VIC 15.11 (101) WA 12.6 (78)
Final quarter underway
Can WA produce something special or will Victoria put a full stop on their dominence?
Originally published on The West Australian
