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
| 1 | Jaeger O'Meara (Fremantle) |
| 2 | Luke Jackson (Fremantle) |
| 3 | Stephen Coniglio (GWS) |
| 4 | Callum Ah Chee (Adelaide) |
| 5 | Chad Warner (Sydney) |
| 6 | Jordan Clark (Fremantle) |
| 7 | Rory Lobb (Western Bulldogs) |
| 8 | Shai Bolton (Fremantle) |
| 9 | Patrick Cripps (Carlton) |
| 10 | Bradley Hill (St Kilda) |
| 14 | Darcy Cameron (Collingwood) |
| 15 | Samuel Taylor (GWS) |
| 17 | Lawson Humphries (Geelong) |
| 19 | Mitchell Georgiades (Port Adelaide) |
| 21 | Jesse Hogan (GWS) |
| 23 | Charlie Cameron (Brisbane) |
| 24 | Trent Rivers (Melbourne) |
| 27 | Wil Powell (Gold Coast) |
| 33 | Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs) |
| 35 | Nathan Broad (Richmond) |
| 36 | Kysaiah Pickett (Melbourne) |
| 37 | Tom Barrass (Hawthorn) |
| 44 | Tim English (Western Bulldogs) |
| 45 | Jake Waterman (West Coast) |
| 48 | Liam Baker (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
| 1 | Toby Greene (GWS) |
| 2 | Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) |
| 3 | Caleb Serong (Fremantle) |
| 4 | Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) |
| 6 | Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane) |
| 7 | Zach Merrett (Essendon) |
| 8 | Nick Daicos (Collingwood) |
| 9 | Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) |
| 10 | Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs) |
| 11 | Max Gawn (Melbourne) |
| 12 | Lachie Ash (GWS) |
| 13 | Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn) |
| 14 | Max Holmes (Geelong) |
| 15 | Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) |
| 18 | Matthew Rowell (Gold Coast) |
| 19 | Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) |
| 20 | Ed Richards (Western Bulldogs) |
| 23 | Jacob Weitering (Carlton) |
| 24 | Joshua Battle (Hawthorn) |
| 25 | Sam Collins (Gold Coast) |
| 33 | Bailey Smith (Geelong) |
| 34 | Ben King (Gold Coast) |
| 35 | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) |
| 38 | Tristan Xerri (North Melbourne) |
| 44 | Tom Stewart (Geelong) |
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, Ben King, 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: 5
Gold Coast: 5
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
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