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.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs

Current ladder position: 2nd, 16 points, + 94
Players selected: Latrell Mitchell, Cameron Murray, Campbell Graham (18th man)
Origin period fixtures: Round 13: vs Raiders (h), Round 14: vs Titans (a), Round 15: vs Dragons (a), Round 16: Bye, Round 17: vs Cowboys (h), Round 18: vs Warriors (a), Round 19: vs Bulldogs (h), Round 20: Bye

The Rabbitohs will be forced to play at least twice without Latrell Mitchell and Cameron Murray (and possibly Campbell Graham), with a Round 13 clash against the Raiders, and a Round 19 match against the Bulldogs. Both of those games are at home.

South Sydney plays the Titans on the road in a Saturday night encounter after Game 1 that could see stars rested, but a Sunday afternoon clash at home against the Cowboys after Game 2 could be enough time for representative players to back up.

The Rabbitohs have the bye after Game 3, allowing them to reset for the charge towards September.

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