How good is State of Origin.
Despite not having a game for almost 20 years, the concept is always a popular one among fans, and increasingly among players too.
The final game between interstate representative sides was in 1999 between Victoria and South Australia, with the Vics winning by 54 points in front of 26,063 at the MCG.
Down at the Zero Hanger offices, we began talking about what it would be like to bring the competition back, and how it would be structured.
Without taking away from the AFL, we decided just four sides would compete in the new-style competition; Western Australia, South Australia, Vic Metro and Vic Country.
To make thingsย a little more interesting, we thought weโd choose a best 22 for each state, beginning with our Vic Country side on Thursday (which you can find here), and our WA side on Friday morning (here).
Today, we look at Vic Metro.
Vic Metro best 22
FB: Rory Atkins, Daniel Talia, Matthew Boyd
HB: Sam Mitchell, Michael Hurley, Heath Shaw
C: Tom Scully, Luke Parker, Andrew Gaff
HF: Jack Viney, Tom Boyd, Callan Ward
FF: Toby Greene, Tom Lynch, Robbie Gray
R: Max Gawn, Rory Sloane (c), Marcus Bontempelli
Interchange: Trent Cotchin, Josh P. Kennedy, Dan Hannebery, Marc Murphy
Notable omissions: Josh Kelly, Jonathan Patton, Nathan Jones, Luke Shuey, Todd Goldstein, Tom Liberatore, Nick Haynes
Check back in on Mondayย for the finalย best 22 squad and overall competition prediction
