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.
Follow all the action live!
Key events
1 hour ago - 07:48 PM
Lachie Ash wins the EJ Whitten Medal
1 hour ago - 07:47 PM
Jesse Hogan wins the Graham Moss medal
1 hour ago - 07:41 PM
FULL TIME VICTORIA 18.17 (125) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 15.11 (101)
2 hours ago - 07:01 PM
END OF Q3 VIC 15.11 (101) WA 11.6 (72)
2 hours ago - 06:58 PM
Rowell in trouble
3 hours ago - 05:56 PM
Optus apologises to fans
3 hours ago - 05:27 PM
END OF Q1 VIC 6.3 (39) WA 3.1 (19)
4 hours ago - 05:04 PM
Weitering is down!
4 hours ago - 04:44 PM
Warner gets Optus rocking!
4 hours ago - 04:26 PM
WA’s secret weapon
Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
Some early warm-ups
Bailey Smith was out running through some drills
Matt Rowell was having his standard pre-game snack
ORIGIN DEPTH CHART
Who’s the best of the best heading into Origin as we rank every player ahead of this afternoon’s game?
Our experts tips
Victoria are heavy favourites but do any of our experts give WA a chance?
Where our Origin stars come from
The West Australian has gone through both Victorian and Western Australian squads and created a map for every player’s Origin.
An all-time Origin moment
It’s David v Goliath
Welcome
Hello and welcome to Optus Stadium as the Black Swans and Big V return for the first time in more than 20 years.
It’s a scorching 35 degrees at the moment, but conditions are predicted to cool slightly before the bouncedown.
The two sides have not met since 1992 while the last Origin clash was in 1999.
There will be plenty of star power on show and there’s been plenty of talk to suggest today could recapture the magic of Origin’s past.
We’re set for a 4:40 start so stay across all the build-up here.
Originally published on The West Australian
