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Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) will deliver comprehensive live coverage of this weekend\u2019s AFL State of Origin game, as Western Australia takes on Victoria.<\/p>\n
To be played at Perth\u2019s Optus Stadium on Saturday 14 February, it will be the first AFL State of Origin contest since 1999 and the first time Western Australia and Victoria have met at senior level since 1992.<\/p>\n
SEN\u2019s live match coverage will begin from 7pm AEDT (4pm AWST), with Gerard Whateley, Tim Gossage, Peter Bell and Scott Cummings calling the action.<\/p>\n
Fans in-stadium will be able to listen live without delay using SEN Stadium via the SEN App, whilst fans at home can sync SEN\u2019s coverage to their television broadcast using SEN Sync.<\/p>\n
In the lead\u2011up to the opening bounce, Crunch Time returns for the first time in 2026, airing nationally from 12 to 2pm AEDT on Saturday. Featuring Andy Maher, Brad Johnson and Adam Cooney, the program will set the scene for the night ahead, reflecting on the rich history of State of Origin footy, and revisiting the great moments and champions who have represented their state.<\/p>\n
The celebration of State of Origin football continues across SEN on Sunday 15 February, with an AFL Origin special edition of This Is Your Journey airing from 10 to 11am AEDT, made possible by Tobin Brothers Funerals. Hosted by Sam Edmund, the feature includes conversations with Garry Lyon (VIC), Graham Cornes (SA), Gary Buckenara (WA) and Alastair Lynch (TAS) \u2013 legends of their respective states \u2013 as they reflect on the pride, emotion and significance of representing their home state.<\/p>\n
SEN CEO Craig Hutchison said \u201cThe return of State of Origin football is one of the most exciting moments on the AFL calendar in years, and SEN is proud to bring it to fans across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is about state pride, history and elite talent coming together on one stage, and our coverage will reflect the significance of the occasion. From Crunch Time in the build\u2011up to the final siren at Optus Stadium \u2013 and with This Is Your Journey continuing the storytelling the following morning \u2013 we\u2019re committed to delivering coverage that captures the emotion, rivalry and theatre of this special event.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: SEN Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) will deliver comprehensive live coverage of this weekend\u2019s AFL State of Origin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,241666,28389,85,241667],"class_list":["post-473912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-craig-hutchison","tag-sen","tag-sports","tag-sports-entertainment-network"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}