A host of stars for Western Australia and Victoria have been locked in to represent their respective state sides when Origin football returns to the AFL in 2026.
Starting with a bang, both squads have confirmed the selections of All-Australians, Brownlow Medal winners, premiership stalwarts and current icons of the game to suggest a high-quality content will kickstart the era of AFL Origin.
Below is every player and coach selected for AFL Origin, as well as each state's predicted lineup.
AFL Origin Squad Tracker/Predicted Lineups
Western Australia
Squad:
Callum Ah Chee (Adelaide)
Liam Baker (West Coast)
Tom Barrass (Hawthorn)
Shai Bolton (Fremantle)
Nathan Broad* (Richmond)
Charlie Cameron (Brisbane)
Darcy Cameron (Collingwood)
Jordan Clark (Fremantle)
Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
Tim English (Western Bulldogs)
Mitch Georgiades (Port Adelaide)
Bradley Hill (St Kilda)
Jesse Hogan (GWS)
Lawson Humphries (Geelong)
Luke Jackson (Fremantle)
Rory Lobb (Western Bulldogs)
Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs)
Jaeger O'Meara (Fremantle)
Kysaiah Pickett (Melbourne)
Wil Powell (Gold Coast)
Trent Rivers (Melbourne)
Sam Taylor (GWS)
Chad Warner (Sydney)
Jake Waterman (West Coast)
Predicted Lineup:
FB: Jordan Clark, Tom Barrass, Nathan Broad
HB: Liam Baker, Sam Taylor, Wil Powell
C: Trent Rivers, Kysaiah Pickett, Lawson Humphries
HF: Shai Bolton, Jesse Hogan, Mitch Georgiades
FF: Callum Ah Chee, Aaron Naughton, Charlie Cameron
FO: Darcy Cameron, Patrick Cripps, Chad Warner
I/C: Luke Jackson, Bradley Hill, Rory Lobb, Tim English, Stephen Coniglio, Jaeger O'Meara, Jake Waterman
Senior coach: Dean Cox
Assistants: Justin Longmuir, Nathan van Berlo, Joe Brierty
Victoria
Squad:
Noah Anderson (Gold Coast)
Lachie Ash (GWS)
Josh Battle (Hawthorn)
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Zak Butters (Port Adelaide)
Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)
Sam Collins (Gold Coast)
Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs)
Max Gawn (Melbourne)
Toby Greene (GWS)
Jack Gunston (Hawthorn)
Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn)
Zach Merrett (Essendon)
Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane)
Max Holmes (Geelong)
Ed Richards (Western Bulldogs)
Matthew Rowell (Gold Coast)
Caleb Serong (Fremantle)
Jack Sinclair (St Kilda)
Bailey Smith (Geelong)
Tom Stewart (Geelong)
Jacob Weitering (Carlton)
Tristan Xerri (North Melbourne)
Predicted Lineup:
FB: Tom Stewart, Jacob Weitering, Lachie Ash
HB: Max Holmes, Josh Battle, Jack Sinclair
C: Ed Richards, Nick Daicos, Hugh McCluggage
HF: Zak Butters, Jeremy Cameron, Marcus Bontempelli
FF: Toby Greene, Sam Darcy, Patrick Dangerfield
FO: Max Gawn, Noah Anderson, Matthew Rowell
I/C: Zach Merrett, Caleb Serong, Blake Hardwick, Tristan Xerri, Sam Collins, Bailey Smith, Jack Gunston
Senior coach: Chris Scott
Assistants: Sam Mitchell, Shaun Grigg, Danny Daly
Club breakdown
Adelaide: 1
Brisbane: 2
Carlton: 2
Collingwood: 2
Essendon: 1
Fremantle: 5
Geelong: 6
Gold Coast: 4
GWS: 5
Hawthorn: 4
Melbourne: 3
North Melbourne: 1
Port Adelaide: 2
Richmond: 1
St Kilda: 2
Sydney: 1
West Coast: 2
Western Bulldogs: 6
