2010 All Stars match

2010 (2010) All Stars Game ()
2010 All Stars Game
16	12
Date	13 February 2010
Stadium	Skilled Park
Location	Gold Coast, Queensland
Preston Campbell Medal	Johnathan Thurston
Referees	Ashley Klein, Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips
Attendance	26,687
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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]

Team lists

INDIGENOUS ALL STARS	Position	NRL ALL STARS
Preston Campbell (c)	Fullback	Jarryd Hayne
Nathan Merritt	Wing	Israel Folau
Blake Ferguson ¹	Centre	Michael Jennings
Beau Champion ⁶	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
Travis Waddell	Hooker	Cameron Smith
Carl Webb	Prop	Sam Burgess ²
Cory Paterson	2nd Row	Anthony Watmough
Greg Bird ⁵	2nd Row	Luke Bailey
Sam Thaiday	Lock	Luke O'Donnell

Jamie Soward	Interchange	Kurt Gidley
Yileen Gordon	Interchange	Anthony Tupou
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs	Interchange	Nate Myles
Jharal Yow Yeh	Interchange	Robbie Farah ³
Ben Jones ⁷	Interchange	David Shillington ⁴
Joel Thompson	Interchange	Josh Morris
Ty Williams ⁹	Interchange	Brett Finch ⁸

Neil Henry	Coach	Wayne Bennett

¹ - Justin Hodges was originally selected but withdrew due to injury (replaced by Blake Ferguson).
² - Dave 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 (AEST)

Indigenous All Stars	16 – 12	NRL All Stars
Tries: Wendell Sailor (3') 1 Ben Jones (32') 1 Jamie Soward (74') 1 Goals: Johnathan Thurston 2/2 (34', 76') Field Goals: Scott Prince 0/1	1st: 4 - 0 2nd: 6 - 0 3rd: 0 - 8 4th: 6 - 4	Tries: Josh Morris (54') 1 Benji Marshall (59') 1 Michael Jennings (61') 1

Skilled Park
Gold Coast, Queensland
Attendance: 26,687
Preston Campbell Medal: Johnathan Thurston
Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ashley Klein, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips

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.

Australian captain (Broncos): Darren Lockyer (captain)
Australian vice-captain (Storm): Cameron Smith
New Zealand captain (Tigers): Benji Marshall
New Zealand vice-captain (Storm): Adam Blair

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.

Rabbitohs – David Taylor replaced by Sam Burgess.
Tigers – Gareth Ellis replaced by Robbie Farah.
Raiders – Alan Tongue replaced by David Shillington
Storm – Billy Slater replaced by Brett Finch

Indigenous All Stars Squad

Default Selection

Titans – Preston Campbell (captain)

ARL Indigenous Council selected players

Selected by public vote

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

Broncos – Justin Hodges replaced by Sharks – Blake Ferguson
Panthers – Daine Laurie replaced by Titans – Greg Bird
Storm – Greg Inglis replaced by Rabbitohs – Beau Champion
Broncos – PJ Marsh replaced by Roosters – Ben Jones
Bulldogs – Jamal Idris replaced by Cowboys – Ty Williams

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]

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References

↑ "NRL All Stars v Indigenous All Stars". Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
↑ "2010 NRL All Stars Game". National Rugby League. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
↑ "Double try on offer at All Stars game". Gold Coast Mail . AAP. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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 2 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
1 2 "Red-head Ben Jones gets Indigenous All Stars start". Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
↑ "Slater definitely out of All Stars game". Daily Telegraph. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

External links

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[announcement-1] "NRL All Stars v Indigenous All Stars". Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

[game-2] "2010 NRL All Stars Game". National Rugby League. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

[double-3] "Double try on offer at All Stars game". Gold Coast Mail . AAP. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

[injuries-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 2 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[jones-5] 1 2 "Red-head Ben Jones gets Indigenous All Stars start". Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

[slater-6] "Slater definitely out of All Stars game". Daily Telegraph. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

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