How every NRL team will be impacted by State of Origin

The impacts of the Origin window are larger than they have been for years.

EDITOR | May 22, 2023 - 11:30am

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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.

Brisbane Broncos

Current ladder position: 4th, 16 points, + 77
Players selected: Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo, Thomas Flegler, Patrick Carrigan, Payne Haas
Origin period fixtures: Round 13: vs Warriors (a), Round 14: vs Sharks (a), Round 15: vs Knights (h), Round 16: Bye, Round 17: vs Titans (h), Round 18: vs Dolphins (h), Round 19: Bye, Round 20: vs Bulldogs (a)

The Broncos have five players in squads for Origin 1, and alarmingly, will lose their entire middle third rotation, combined with fullback Reece Walsh and winger Selwyn Cobbo.

They start things off with a difficult trip across the Tasman too, taking on a Warriors side renowned for their fearsome forwards. They then will be sweating on players backing up to tackle the Sharks on Saturday after Game 1.

Game 2 sees a bye beforehand, and the Titans on Sunday afternoon afterwards, which, without travel, should be enough time for players to back up.

The Broncos have the bye before Game 3, before travelling to Sydney after Game 3 to play the Bulldogs at Belmore on Saturday afternoon - again, a sketchy turnaround time for Origin players.