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Despite being scheduled for an 8pm (AEST) start, Game 2 kicked off at 8:14pm, a two-minute improvement from Game 1 that saw the first whistle sound at 8:16pm.
The State of Origin kick-off time is just about impossible to predict. So, with that in mind, we’re opening the floor to all suggestions and asking one simple question with another edition of kick-off bingo: what time will Origin 2 actually start?
The scheduled Origin kick off time for Game 2 is 8pm. However, that’s unlikely to fool anybody (unless you’ve been living under a rock, that is), and 8:12pm is believed to be the time on the NRL’s official run-sheet.
The last time State of Origin kicked off at the advertised time was… we’re not sure. For example, Game 1 this year was also scheduled to begin at 8pm, but it actually kicked off at 8:16pm.
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So, we want to hear when you think the game is going to get underway. Will we see a repeat of the 8:16 kick-off time? Could we be in for a rare treat and see the game start on time? Or will we go back to the bad old days of the action not beginning until after 8:20.
Update
8:18pm (AEST) took a majority of the vote, with 8:19pm and 8:17pm coming in close behind.
To give you a bit of extra help, the opening game last year kicked off at 8:21pm, Game 2 began at 8:23pm and Game 3 got underway at the earlier time of 8:15pm (AEST).
Of course, Game 3 last year and presumably Game 1 this year got underway so early because of the pressure heaped on by fans and the media alike, who were sick of games starting 20 minutes later than the scheduled time.
8:15 and 8:16 isn’t a whole heap better, but it’s an improvement. The question now is whether we are going to stick with that trend or go back in the other direction.
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