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This does not make sense I love it. Why State of Origin and not just simply the NRL?

• ikr678 2mo ago
  Maybe because State of Origin is the 'tribal' grudge match series, players are only ever eligible for the one team.
  • broodbucket 2mo ago
    Some players do manage to be eligible for both, you just can't swap once you've decided
• broodbucket 2mo ago
  It's safe to say they're both highly watched in PNG, Origin is just more of an event (a three game series, compared to the NRL which is a full season + playoffs). It's the same two sides every game, you're maroon or you're blue. Meanwhile there's 17 clubs in the NRL, I assume people from abroad pick one arbitrarily, of which only two clubs are going to make the grand final every year.
• asp_hornet 2mo ago
  The origin teams are comprised of the all the best players in the league across clubs so they’re like dream teams.