The 2021 State of Origin series will kick off in Townsville on Wednesday, June 9th in front of a sold out crowd at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
The three game series will be broadcast live on free-to-air television across Australia with millions expected to tune in for each of the three games.
New South Wales are favourites to win the series but if history has taught us anything it’s that this series can often through up surprise results and Queensland would love to reign on New South Wales parade here.
What time does State of Origin start?
Game one of the series will be played at Queensland Country Bank Stadium with the kickoff scheduled for 8:10pm AEST.
The second game heads to Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane where it will kickoff at 7:50pm AEST.
The third and final game will be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney which will again kickoff at 8:10pm.
| Fixture | Venue | Time (AEST) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 – Wednesday, June 9 | |||
| Queensland Maroons vs NSW Blues | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 8:10pm | Nine |
| Game 2 – Sunday, June 27 | |||
| Queensland Maroons vs NSW Blues | Suncorp Stadium | 7:50pm | Nine |
| Game 3 – Wednesday, July 14 | |||
| NSW Blues vs Queensland Maroons | Stadium Australia | 8:10pm | Nine |
How to watch the 2021 State of Origin
Wondering how to watch the State of Origin 2021? See our broadcast guide for the game below.
State of Origin 2021 TV Coverage
Channel Nine will broadcast the 20201 State of Origin series live and free into Australian homes.
The network has the exclusive rights to the event so while the games are free for all, you’re unable to watch ad-free coverage on Foxtel or other subscription based services.
Coverage for the games will start at 7pm AEST, but check local guides as this may change from state to state.
How to Live Stream State of Origin 2021
As Channel 9 own the rights to the broadcast, they also have exclusive rights to stream the 2021 Origin Series.
Fans can stream the games by signing up to 9Now for free.
Live TV via 9Now live streaming is available on the following devices:
– Your computer, you just need the latest version of Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox.
– For iPad or iPhone, you need iOS 11+.
– Apple TV 4th Generation or older models can Airplay.
– For Android tablets or phones you need 5.0+.
– On Chromecast.
– On Telstra TV.
– On Fetch TV.
– On PS4.
– On Sony Android TVs.
– On selected Android TVs and devices.
– On LG TV models 2018+
– On Samsung TV models 2018+
– On Amazon Fire TV stick lite
State of Origin 2021 Odds
New South Wales head into the 2021 State of Origin series as the favourites but as we have seen over the years, the odds will change dramatically depending on the result of game one.
New South Wales are well supported to win game 1. Online bookmaker Sportsbet has installed them as the $1.50 favourites to take out the opening game.
Queenslanders will no doubt rally behind their team though and it’s expected that millions will be laid out on the Maroons to upset the Blues. Punters can get $2.60 about Queensland to win game 1 with online bookmaker Sportsbet.
State of Origin 2021 Teams
QUEENSLAND (likely): 1. Valentine Holmes 2. Xavier Coates 3. Dane Gagai 4. Kurt Capewell 5. Kyle Feldt 6. Cameron Munster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans (c) 8. Christian Welch 9. Harry Grant 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. David Fifita 12. Felise Kaufusi 13. Jai Arrow. Bench: 14. AJ Brimson 15. Moeaki Fotuaika 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Jaydn Su’A. 18th man: Coen Hess, 19th man: Ben Hunt (replaces Reed Mahoney).
NEW SOUTH WALES: 1. James Tedesco 2. Brian To’o 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Tom Trbojevic 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Damien Cook 10. Jake Trbojevic 11. Cameron Murray 12. Tariq Sims 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Jack Wighton 15. Junior Paulo 16. Payne Haas 17. Liam Martin 18. Api Koroisau 19. Campbell Graham.
