Three games are played and the winner takes home the coveted State of Origin Cup for 12 months until the process is repeated. Cricket is also extremely popular with the Australian Team having a lot of success in recent years. There is considerable rivalry between Australia and any other cricket playing country and Australians can tend to be a bit one eyed when it comes to supporting not only their cricket team but all of their sporting teams. Australians play many other sports. The most popular organised form of physical activity in Australia is Aerobics.
Local newspapers are the best source of information to find out what is going on.
Please remember that Australia is an extremely large continent. This means that virtually all sports are played throughout the country at various times of the year.