While accepting of the fact that we are unlikely to see State of Origin return on a consistent basis to the Australian Football calendar, this shouldn’t prevent players being honoured with state selection. With this in mind The Pinch Hitters went to work selecting teams to represent Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Allies based on 2019 performances.
Let the arguments begin, this is our Victorian Merit Team for 2019.
BACKS
| Tom Stewart | Dylan Grimes | James Sicily |
| Geelong | Richmond | Hawthorn |
| Lachie Whitfield | Nick Haynes | Bachar Houli |
| GWS | GWS | Richmond |
MIDFIELD
| Andrew Gaff | Josh Kelly | Steele Sidebottom |
| West Coast | GWS | Collingwood |
| Max Gawn | Marcus Bontempelli | Patrick Dangerfield |
| Melbourne | Western Bulldogs | Geelong |
FORWARDS
| Toby Greene | Jeremy Cameron | Dustin Martin |
| GWS | GWS | Richmond |
| Jordan De Goey | Tom Lynch | Robbie Gray |
| Collingwood | Richmond | Port Adelaide |
Interchange
| Ben Cunnington | Mark Blicavs | Luke Shuey | Scott Pendlebury |
| NM | Geelong | West Coast | Collingwood |
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