List of Western Australian State of Origin captains and coaches
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This is a list of players who captained and coached the Western Australian football team in State of Origin interstate matches, held between 1977 and 1998.[1] State of Origin was introduced in 1977 to allow Western-Australia-born players in the Victorian Football League (VFL) to play for their origin state.
Captains
A total of 15 different players captained Western Australia at State of Origin level:
| # | Name | Club(s) | First | Last | P | W | L | D | W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 16 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 2026 | 2026 | 1 |
Coaches
A total of 15 different people coached Western Australia at State of Origin level:
| # | Name | First | Last | P | W | L | D | W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 13 | Dean Cox | 2026 | 2026 | 1 |