Predict the 2026 State of Origin teams

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The WA team is really taking shape now that 9 more representatives have been named. My guess is they'll line up like this:

B: ???, S.Taylor, ???
HB: L.Baker, T.Barrass, J.Clark
C: Br.Hill, S.Bolton, ???
HF: ???, A.Naughton, K.Pickett
F: C.Cameron, J.Hogan, L.Jackson
Fol: D.Cameron, P.Cripps, C.Warner
Int: ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

It's looking like a really strong team! They're certainly giving themselves a chance with several game winners being named in that team. Hopefully we see more Vic players named soon.

I find it pretty extraordinary that Charlie Cameron pulls on a WA jumper when he spent nearly all his life as a kid, up to the age of 17, in Queensland.

Ten more AFL Origin stars named as WA makes controversial pick, Victoria adds third-gen prodigy

Ten more AFL Origin stars named as WA makes controversial pick, Victoria adds third-gen prodigy

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It's certainly an eyebrow raising decision or lack thereof... I guess we should expect to see Will Ashcroft named to play for Victoria for the same reason. What a sad state of affairs when a developing market can actually lay legitimate claims to several star players in the competition that lived 17 years (Cameron) and 15 years (W.Ashcroft) in Queensland, and yet they both somehow end up playing for arguably the two strongest states in the country instead. A truly sad day for Queensland footy and this comes AFTER the decision to allow Kozzy Pickett to play for WA for essentially the same reason that would be used to claim Charlie Cameron and Will Ashcroft as Queenslanders for State of Origin competitions.