How every NRL team will be impacted by State of Origin

With 17 teams, byes every week and a season where more games need to be played, the impacts of State of Origin will be as big as they have been in 2023 since prior to the Gold Coast Titans joining the competition.

In previous years, every team would play only one game prior to a State of Origin game and without stars.

That has gone out the back window in 2023 though, with no week off before Origin 2, and more than half of the competition playing prior to each Origin game.

The Origin period stretches from Round 13 to Round 20 as follows:

Round 13: Before Origin 1 - Origin players not allowed to play.
Round 14: After Origin 1 - Origin players backing up.
Round 15: Normal round.
Round 16: Before Origin 2 - Origin players not allowed to play.
Round 17: After Origin 2 - Origin players backing up.
Round 18: Normal round.
Round 19: Before Origin 3 - Origin players not allowed to play.
Round 20: After Origin 3 - Origin players backing up.

Following the announcement of both squads on Monday morning, here is how your team will be impacted by the State of Origin window.

NSW Blues Game 1 squad
QLD Maroons Game 1 squad

Note: This article assumes squads would remain the same across the Origin series.

Wests Tigers

Current ladder position: 16th, 8 points, - 42
Players selected: Apisai Koroisau
Origin period fixtures: Round 13: Bye, Round 14: vs Raiders (h), Round 15: vs Titans (a), Round 16: vs Storm (h), Round 17: Bye, Round 18: vs Cowboys (a), Round 19: vs Sharks (h), Round 20: vs Knights (a)

The Tigers will head into the Origin period knowing exactly how important Apisai Koroisau has been and would be if they were to make a charge for the finals - something that seems realistic now having not been in the picture just a month ago.

The club's form has turned a corner, but they could potentially have to play four games without Koroisau, and almost certainly at least two, coming against the Storm and Sharks before Game 2 and 3 respectively in a pair of tough battles.

They have the bye before Origin 1, and play the Raiders after it, while they will back up from Origin 3 with a Friday night game against the Knights, making it unlikely Koroisau will be available if he can hold his spot in the Origin side - particularly playing big minutes.