Perth To Host ‘State Of Origin’ Matches In 2025 & 2028

On 6th August last year, it was announced that Perth Stadium in Perth, Western Australia (WA) will host a State Of Origin match in both 2025 & 2028.

This is in line with the event’s policy of 1 neutral venue & 1 home venue for each of the States (New South Wales (NSW) & Queensland) in the 3-match series.

The sponsored name of the venue is Optus Stadium.

Later this year, Melbourne in Victoria will host the neutral round of State Of Origin, which it will also host in 2026.

Perth Stadium has hosted a State Of Origin match before in both 2019 & 2022, the only times Perth has hosted a State Of Origin match, with crowds of 59,721 & 59,358 respectively.

Australian Rugby League Commissioner, The Honourable Kate Jones said the Commission wanted to continue to provide a strong footing for the sport in WA:

State Of Origin in Perth has been an outstanding success & we’re delighted to be able to continue this partnership with the Western Australian Government.

There is already strong support for rugby league in Western Australia & our ongoing commitment to grow the game in areas outside of rugby league heartlands will ensure even more people are attracted to the game by the biggest sporting rivalry in the country. 

We are privileged to bring State Of Origin back to Perth & I’d like to thank Premier, Roger Cook, Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister, Rita Saffioti & the Western Australian Government for their ongoing support of rugby league.

The Honourable Kate Jones, Australian Rugby League Commissioner

Being able to host 2 more State Of Origin clashes is another great win for tourism & sport within WA plus an awesome opportunity to showcase our state across Australia.

The WA Government continues to bring major sporting & tourism events to our shores with the award-winning Optus Stadium once again taking centre stage.

Rita Saffioti, WA Deputy Premier & Tourism Minister

It is a great endorsement for rugby league to secure the support of the WA Government to host the game’s showpiece in Perth in 2025 and 2028 & a strong indication of the appetite for the game in the west & while it is a neutral venue, the Blues, with the strong support of The Star Blatchys fans, are thrilled at the prospect of returning to Perth where we have great memories of this ground, experiencing success at the debut Perth game in 2019 and again in 2022.

Brad Fittler, NSW Blues Coach

State Of Origin 2025 & 2028 are supported by the WA Government through their tourism agency, Tourism WA.