Origin Allies line-up pretty handy in heat of battle
Nearly 20 years on from when it last played, how would a hypothetical Allies state-of-origin team shape up now? Pretty decently.
Rohan Connolly, a senior football writer for The Age and radio broadcaster with sports radio station 1116 SEN, has been covering the game since 1983. A multi-AFL Media Association award-winner known for his passion and love of the game, he analyses the AFL for the newspaper and contributes a blog and weekly video, "Footy Fix", for The Age's football website, Real Footy.
Nearly 20 years on from when it last played, how would a hypothetical Allies state-of-origin team shape up now? Pretty decently.
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