State of Origin [merged]

[Damo]

Weitering off with a bad head knock

Touchwood Broady gets through ok

[mightytiges]

Not mickey mouse so far. Both sides taking it relatively seriously for this time of the year. The Clubs though will kill it off again if their players cop injuries. Hopefully Weitering is ok.

[one-eyed]

Nathan Broad. State Representative. ⭐️


https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/2022614568384799083

[mightytiges]

Looks like Broady got through unscathed  .

Good to have some footy back. Both sides took it seriously. Decent game. Victoria's midfield line-up was crazy. Too much class in the end.

Lachie Ash played well but not sure how Daicos wasn't BOG for the Vics.

Bakes wearing #48 was a call back to his early days as a Tiger.

Bolton was one of WAs best, but he still misses sitters just as he did with us.

Naughton and Lobb showed why the Dogs fall short each year. One goes missing aside from a rare cameo while the other is a liability.

[one-eyed]

Weitering cleared of any major injury.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1954941

[one-eyed]

Weitering cleared of any major injury.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1954941

Jacob Weitering had his chest area further assessed by the Blues’ medical staff after returning to the Club today.

This assessment confirmed Weitering had sustained a rib fracture, but the defender has been cleared of any other injury. As a result, he remains a good chance to be available to play in Opening Round.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1955318/

[one-eyed]

“Clubs initially toed the line on State of Origin because the players loved it, but it’s now a quiet revolt,” On The Couch’s Jon Ralph told Fox Footy on Monday night.

Nearly one month on from the AFL’s first authentic State of Origin fixture for 27 years, clubs are still said to be frustrated by the rivalry’s “ballistic” nature which saw some of their star players injured.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2026-clubs-not-happy-with-injury-risk-in-state-of-origin-victoria-vs-western-australia-patrick-dangerfield-calf-complaint-on-the-couch-damien-hardwick-and-brad-scott-reactions-latest-news/news-story/aae6bb7ea702cfa876c98e9f8d6fbf20

This is what killed SOO off last time.

[one-eyed]

AFL State of Origin locked in for the next three years:

2027 - WA v SA (Optus Stadium)
2028 - SA v Vic (Adelaide Oval)
2029 - WA v Vic (Optus Stadium)

@7NewsMelbourne @7NewsAdelaide @7AFL @triplemfooty

https://x.com/i/status/2081490860081111098

[one-eyed]

WA vs SA locked IN for Optus Stadium Saturday February 27.

https://x.com/triplemfooty/status/2112642512804282616