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This is a list of players who represented the Western Australian football team in State of Origin, held between 1977 and 1998. State of Origin was introduced in 1977 to allow Western-Australia-born players in the Victorian Football League (VFL) to play for their home state. Previously, only players playing in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) or the Goldfields National Football League (GNFL) had qualified to represent Western Australia.
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A total of 15 different players captained Western Australia at State of Origin level:
| # | Name | Club(s) | First | Last | P | W | L | D | W% |
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| 1 | Graham Moss | Claremont | 1977 | 1982 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% |
| 2 | Brian Peake | East Fremantle | 1979 | 1987 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% |
| 3 | Noel Carter | South Fremantle | 1981 | 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | Stephen Michael | South Fremantle | 1982 | 1983 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 5 | Steve Malaxos | Claremont West Coast | 1984 | 1990 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 6 | Don Langsford | Swan Districts | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Ross Glendinning | North Melbourne West Coast | 1985 | 1988 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 8 | Maurice Rioli | Richmond | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | Mark Watson | Perth | 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 10 | Gary Buckenara | Hawthorn | 1988 | 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11 | Chris Mainwaring | West Coast | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | John Worsfold | West Coast | 1992 | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 13 | Ben Allan | Fremantle | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 14 | Guy McKenna | West Coast | 1996 | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 15 | Chris Waterman | West Coast | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
A total of 15 different people coached Western Australia at State of Origin level:
| # | Name | First | Last | P | W | L | D | W% |
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| 1 | Graham Farmer | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Ken Armstrong | 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| 3 | Barry Cable | 1979 | 1979 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 4 | Brad Smith | 1980 | 1980 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% |
| 5 | Mal Brown | 1981 | 1988 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 6 | John Todd | 1983 | 1988 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00% |
| 7 | Ron Alexander | 1986 | 1990 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 8 | Gerard Neesham | 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | Mick Malthouse | 1991 | 1993 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 10 | Gary Buckenara | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11 | Ross Glendinning | 1996 | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 12 | Robert Wiley | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
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