2010 All Stars match

2010 (2010) All Stars Game  ()
Indigenous All Stars

NRL All Stars

16 12
1 2 3 4 Total
INDIGENOUS 4 6 6 0 16
NRL 0 0 8 4 12
Date 13 February 2010
Stadium Skilled Park
Location Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Preston Campbell Medal Johnathan Thurston
Referees Ashley Klein, Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips
Attendance 26,687
Broadcast partner
Broadcaster Nine Network
NRL All Stars Game


The 2010 All Stars Match was the first time the event was held.[1] The match was a pre season game between representative teams, Indigenous Australians versus the best in the National Rugby League and took place at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park on 13 February 2010. The Indigenous team featured 20 players of aboriginal descent chosen by public votes. Preston Campbell was selected automatically as Indigenous captain. The NRL All Stars featured one player from each of the 16 NRL teams as well as the Australian and New Zealand captains and deputy captains.[2] Along with other rule changes exclusive to the match, the game trialled a new "Double Try" rule where a team can choose to swap a conversion attempt for a second try attempt.[3]

The maiden match was won by the Indigenous All Stars 16–12 with North Queensland Cowboys player Johnathan Thurston winning the inaugural Preston Campbell Medal for player of the match.


Team lists

INDIGENOUS
ALL STARS		 Position NRL ALL STARS
Preston Campbell (c)
Fullback
Jarryd Hayne
Nathan Merritt
Wing
Israel Folau
Ty Williams9
Centre
Michael Jennings
Beau Champion6
Centre
Matt Cooper
Wendell Sailor
Wing
Manu Vatuvei
Scott Prince
Five-Eighth
Darren Lockyer (c)
Johnathan Thurston
Halfback
Benji Marshall
George Rose
Prop
Adam Blair
Ben Jones7
Hooker
Cameron Smith
Carl Webb
Prop
Sam Burgess2
Cory Paterson
2nd Row
Anthony Watmough
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
2nd Row
David Shillington4
Sam Thaiday
Lock
Luke O'Donnell
Jamie Soward
Interchange
Kurt Gidley
Yileen Gordon
Interchange
Anthony Tupou
Greg Bird5
Interchange
Nate Myles
Jharal Yow Yeh
Interchange
Robbie Farah3
Travis Waddell
Interchange
Luke Bailey
Joel Thompson
Interchange
Josh Morris
Blake Ferguson1
Interchange
Brett Finch8
Neil Henry
 Coach Wayne Bennett

1 - Justin Hodges was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Blake Ferguson).
2 - David Taylor was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Sam Burgess) .
3 - Gareth Ellis was originally selected but withdrew due to personal reasons (replaced by Robbie Farah).
4 - Alan Tongue was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by David Shillington).
5 - Daine Laurie was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Greg Bird).
6 - Greg Inglis was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Beau Champion).
7 - PJ Marsh was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Ben Jones).
8 - Billy Slater was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Brett Finch).
9 - Jamal Idris was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Ty Williams).

Result

13 February 2010, 8:00pm
NRL All Stars 12 – 16 Indigenous All Stars
Tries:
Josh Morris 54' 1
Benji Marshall 59' 1
Michael Jennings 61' 1
Goals:
0		 Tries:
1 3' Wendell Sailor
1 32' Ben Jones
1 74' Jamie Soward
Goals:
2/2 34', 76' Johnathan Thurston
Skilled Park, Robina
Attendance: 26,687
Referee/s: Ashley Klein, Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips
Man of the Match: Johnathan Thurston (Preston Campbell Medal)

Selection process

NRL All Stars

Default selections

The following four players were automatically selected to the All Stars team due their captain or vice-captain roles for their Australian or New Zealand team.

Selected by public vote

The following were selected by the public through the official NRL website. Voters were required to select one forward-position player and one back-position player from all sixteen teams. The most voted player from their respected position of each team were selected to the All Stars team.

The following players were called up due to injuries or other causes to the initial squad. The second highest voted player for their forward or back positions of their team were called to the squad.

Indigenous All Stars Squad

Default Selection

ARL Indigenous Council selected players

Selected by public vote

The following players were called up due to injuries to the initial squad.

Injuries

For the Indigenous All Stars, Justin Hodges who had ruptured his Achilles heel at Broncos training, was replaced by Blake Ferguson, Daine Laurie injured himself and was replaced by Greg Bird and Greg Inglis had a hip injury and was replaced by Beau Champion.[4] PJ Marsh withdrew due to back spasms and was replaced by Ben Jones.[5] Jamal Idris injured himself and was replaced by Ty Williams.

In the NRL All Stars, David Taylor injured his ankle at training and was replaced by Sam Burgess, Gareth Ellis was sent home on compassionate grounds because of the birth of his first child and was replaced by Robbie Farah and Alan Tongue injured himself and was replaced by David Shillington.[4] Billy Slater withdrew due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Brett Finch.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "NRL All Stars v Indigenous All Stars". Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "2010 NRL All Stars Game". National Rugby League. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Double try on offer at All Stars game". Gold Coast Mail. AAP. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. 1 2 Hooper, James (7 February 2010). "Inglis hangs ten, then wipes out". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia). Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Red-head Ben Jones gets Indigenous All Stars start". Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Slater definitely out of All Stars game". Daily Telegraph. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

External links

Coordinates: 28°4′1″S 153°22′44″E / 28.06694°S 153.37889°E / -28.06694; 153.37889 (Skilled Park)

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