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State of Origin is happening in Adelaide, but do any of the locals really care?
The decision to play the 2020 State of Origin opener in Adelaide has not, it’s fair to say, been a universally popular one.
Key points:
- State of Origin game one will be held at Adelaide Oval
- It has received a mixed response from SA fans
- One fan says the game is continuing to grow in SA
Almost three years ago, when it was revealed the match would be held in Adelaide, some Queensland MPs were so incensed they wore maroon armbands into Parliament.
The decision also raised eyebrows on the western side of the so-called “Barassi line” — the imaginary demarcation dividing Australia’s predominantly AFL areas from those dominated by NRL.
“Who let State of Origin on the hallowed turf of the Adelaide Oval?” one South Australian local recently wrote on…
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