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State of Origin should not be put in the same basket as International Rules, they are two completely different things. First of all International Rules is held only once every 2 years. State of Origin is awesome and I can't  think of too much better than seeing the best 22 from every state battling it out against each other. I think the problem is that we best 22 don't always get on the park. As others have said this is probably due to the games being held mid season. Perhaps it should be how it used to be, a pre season or post season carnival where each team plays each other. It was when state of origin had this format with players like Farmer, Michael, Moss etc committed to the cause that it was so popular. It would be sad to see it drop to the way side because of International Rules (which i am an unashamed fan of) and for us West Aussies to lose an oppurtunity to beat the Vics and Croweaters!