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State of Origin kick-off time – it’s just impossible to predict. Scheduled kick-off times and rugby league go together terribly – it just doesn’t work. So, it’s time for everyone’s favourite Origin game: kick-off bingo.
The pre-match schedules claim the game will start at 8pm (AEST), and this year’s Origin kick-off time is reportedly scheduled for 8:12, but whether that’s the case remains to be seen.
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The teams generally haven’t even finished warming up by 8:00, with the TV networks going through their long pre-match build-up.
By the time the teams run onto the field, sing the national anthem, warm up (again) and go through whatever other pre-match preparation they have to do, the pre-ordained time for kick-off has long gone and those tuning in late with no prior knowledge about how Origin works would be expecting the game to be closing in on halftime.
So, as always, we’re throwing the question out there for the traditional game of kick-off bingo (or kick-off lottery or whatever else you want to call it): when will State of Origin Game 1 begin?
For a bit of extra help, last year’s opening game kicked off at 8:21pm, Game 2 began at 8:23pm and Game 3 got underway at the unbelievably early time of 8:15pm (AEST).
So be sure to leave your vote on the form below and let us know in the comments below when you think tonight’s game will begin. We’ll update the results at 7:30pm (AEST) tonight.
Results:
The verdict is in! 8:17pm is the time picked by Roarers for kick-off, ahead of 8:18pm and 8:19pm. Of course, there were also some outlandish suggestions, like 3am and 1am. 8:30pm was also a popular selection.
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