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Governing body | Australian Rugby League Commission | |||||
Head coach | Ronald Griffiths | |||||
Captain | Latrell Mitchell | |||||
Most caps | Joel Thompson (7) Andrew Fifita (7) Ryan James (7) Jack Wighton (7) Tyrone Peachey (7) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Ben Barba (4) Josh Addo-Carr (4) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Johnathan Thurston (38) | |||||
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Indigenous All Stars 32-6 NRL All Stars | ||||||
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Indigenous All Stars 12-44 Māori All Stars | ||||||
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Appearances | 2008 Opening Ceremony Vs New Zealand Māori |
The Indigenous Australian rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous All Stars [1] or Indigenous Dreamtime [2] team) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in 1973 and currently plays in an annual All Stars Match against a National Rugby League NRL All Stars team.
An Aboriginal v White Australian rugby league game was held in Barcaldine in Western Queensland in 1963. These 'Blacks v Whites' games continued annually until 1984. [3]
The first Australian Aboriginal rugby league team was assembled in 1973 The Aboriginal team managed to win seven of its nine matches in just 10 days, The team consisted of 34 players – 19 from NSW, 13 from Queensland and two from the Northern Territory. They went on to win games against Kiwi premiers Wellington Petone, the only all-Māori team & Auckland club & Te Atatu, which the Aboriginal side won 17–13. [4]
The side competed in the Pacific Cup in 1990, 1992 and 1994. During this period the team contained New South Wales Rugby League first grade players such as Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons, Ron Gibbs, Darrell Trindall, Paul Davis, Wayne Alberts, George Longbottom and Will Robinson.
In the post-1999 NRL season an Aboriginal side managed by Arthur Beetson defeated the Papua New Guinea Kumuls and the future rugby league Immortal was pushing for an Australia Day match against the Australian national team.
On the same day as the All Stars announcement, the league also revealed the NRL Pre-Season Challenge would return in 2024, with the tournament kicking off on February 15 and running across two weekends. [5]
In 2008 World Cup curtain raiser to the Australia vs. New Zealand match included an Indigenous Australian squad playing against New Zealand Māori which featured several prominent NRL players and rising stars, including Chris Sandow, Wairangi Koopu, Preston Campbell, Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Carl Webb.
Preston Campbell, a highly respected Aboriginal rugby league player, was a driving force behind the setup, in 2010, of a curtain raising match between the Indigenous All Stars, and the NRL All Stars. The Indigenous All Stars played what seems likely become an annual match against the National Rugby League All Stars on 13 February 2010. [6] The squad was chosen in part by public vote. Aboriginal NRL player Sid Domic's artistic ability led him to be selected from a field of six artists to design the Indigenous side's jersey, as well as Johnathan Thurston's and Jamie Soward's custom headgear, for the annual All Stars matches. [7]
2019 will see a new format of the Australian Indigenous All-Stars play the New Zealand Māori at AAMI Park in Melbourne on 15 February. It will be part of an All-Stars double header with the women's teams to play the curtain-raiser Māori and indigenous teams to the men's game. With no All-Stars game in 2017 due to the World Cup, the NRL will be hoping the inclusion of the New Zealand Māori side will spark popularity in the fixture. With three Indigenous players also eligible for both teams Dane Gagai, Reimis Smith, Josh Hoffman and Javid Bowen. [8]
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The NRL launched a Festival of Indigenous Rugby League program to take the place of the prestigious pre-season Rugby League All Stars game following every World Cup year. The 2014 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League featured a trial match between the Knights and a non-elite Indigenous team, drawn from the immensely popular NSW Koori Rugby League Knockout and Murri Carnivals in Queensland, as well as the NRL Indigenous Player Cultural Camp, Murri vs Koori women's and Under 16s representative games, a Murri v Koori match, a jobs expo and community visits.
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16 October 1999 |
Australian Aborigines | 58 – 12 | Papua New Guinea |
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Tries: Albert Torrens 3 Justin Doyle 2 Alf Duncan 2 Dennis Moran 2 Owen Craigie 1 Lee Hookey 1 Goals: Dennis Moran 5 John Simon 2 | Tries: David Buko 1 Elias Paiyo 1 Goals: John Wilshere 2 |
23 October 1999 |
Australian Aborigines | 32 – 10 | Papua New Guinea |
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Tries: Owen Craigie 1 Alf Duncan 1 Peter Ellis 1 Dennis Moran 1 Mark Tookey 1 Dean Widders 1 Goals: Dennis Moran 2 Blaine Stanley 2 | Tries: David Buko 1 John Wilshere 1 Goals: John Wilshere 1 |
26 October 2008 |
Indigenous Dreamtime | 34 – 26 | New Zealand Māori |
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Tries: Rod Jensen (33', 53') 2 Rhys Wesser (22', 71') 2 Justin Carney (18') 1 Yileen Gordon (80') 1 Goals: Jamie Soward 4 Derrick Watkins 1 | Tries: Sam McKendry (2') 1 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (25') 1 Chase Stanley (48') 1 Jordan Rapana (58') 1 Arana Taumata (67') 1 Goals: Bronx Goodwin 2 Chase Stanley 1 |
13 February 2010 8:00pm (AEST) |
Indigenous All Stars | 16 – 12 | NRL All Stars |
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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 |
12 February 2011 8:00pm (AEST) |
NRL All Stars | 28 – 12 | Indigenous All Stars |
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Tries: Brett Morris (3') 1 Paul Gallen (24') 1 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (32') 1 Akuila Uate (35') 1 Josh Dugan (72') 1 Goals: Benji Marshall 2/2 (33', 36') Cameron Smith 1/2 (25') Kurt Gidley 1/1 (73') | 1st: 4 - 0 2nd: 18 - 6 3rd: 0 - 6 4th: 6 - 0 | Tries: Ben Barba (40') 1 Nathan Merritt (59') 1 Goals: Johnathan Thurston 1/1 (40') Scott Prince 1/1 (60') |
Skilled Park Gold Coast, Queensland Attendance: 25,843 Preston Campbell Medal: Josh Dugan Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger, Henry Perenara |
4 February 2012, 7:15pm (AEDT) |
NRL All Stars | 36 – 28 | Indigenous All Stars |
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Tries Pritchard (26') 1 Lewis (35') 1 Bailey (46') 1 Dugan (51') 1 Reed (65') 1 Vatuvei (74') 1 Goals Marshall 6/6 (31', 37', 47', 51', 66', 75') | Tries 2 (20', 39') Merritt 1 (6') Yow Yeh 1 (29') Bowen 1 (69') Inglis Goals 3/4 Thurston (8', 21', 30') 1 (71') Sandow |
Skilled Park, Robina Referee: Jason Robinson, Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton, Phil Haines Player of the Match: Nathan Merritt (Preston Campbell Medal) |
9 February 2013, 7:45pm(AEDT) |
Indigenous All Stars | 32 – 6 | NRL All Stars |
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Tries Barba 3 (10', 21', 31') Robinson 3 (46', 71', 78') Goals Thurston 3/4 Prince 1/1 | Tries 1 (14') Hayne Goals 1/1 Reynolds |
8 February 2014, 7pm (AEDT) |
Newcastle Knights | 52 – 12 | First Nation Goannas |
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Tries Jake Mamo 3 Joseph Tapine 2 Alex McKinnon 1 Korbin Sims 1 Sione Mata’utia 1 Josh Mantellato 1 Matt Minto 1 Goals Josh Mantellato 6/10 | Tries 1 Davin Crampton 1 Rod Jensen Goals 2/2 Adrian Davis |
13 February 2015 8:00pm (AEDT) |
Indigenous All Stars | 20 – 6 | NRL All Stars |
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Tries: Inglis (51') 1 Chambers (64') 1 Grevsmuhl (78') 1 Goals: Thurston 4/4 (53', 66', 75' pen, 79') | [16] | Tries: Walker (29') 1 Goals: Croker 1/1 (30') |
13 February 2016 7.05pm (AEST) |
Indigenous All Stars | 8 – 12 | World All Stars |
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Tries: Latu (40') 1 Gagai (63') 1 Goals: | Tries: Hurrell (32') 1 Radradra (42') 1 |
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 37, 399 Preston Campbell Medal: James Graham Referee: Matt Cecchin & Allan Shortall |
10 February 2017 8:15pm AEDT |
Indigenous All Stars | 34 – 8 | World All Stars |
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Tries: Bird (4') 1 Ferguson (7') 1 Taylor (13') 1 Thurston (41') 1 Gagai (59') 1 Latu (70') 1 Goals: Thurston 4/5 (4', 14', 43', 60') Sezer 1/1 (72') | [17] [18] | Tries: Mead (36') 1 Macdonald (39') 1 Goals: Croker 0/2 |
15 February 2019 8:20pm (AEDT) |
Indigenous All Stars | 34 – 14 | Māori All Stars |
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Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (11', 14') 2 Bevan French (33') 1 Blake Ferguson (39') 1 David Fifita (45') 1 Cody Walker (64') 1 Josh Kerr (73') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 3/7 (15', 40', 75') Field Goals: Tyrone Roberts 0/1 | [19] | Tries: Dane Gagai (3', 28') 2 Esan Marsters (51') 1 Goals: Jordan Kahu 1/2 (4') Esan Marsters 0/1 |
AAMI Park Attendance: 18,802 Preston Campbell Medal: Tyrone Roberts Referee: Grant Atkins, Gavin Badger |
22 February 2020 7:20pm (AEST) |
Māori All Stars | 30 – 16 | Indigenous All Stars |
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Tries: Brandon Smith (70', 75') 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (5') 1 Kodi Nikorima (27') 1 Dylan Walker (80') 1 Goals: Kalyn Ponga 4/4 (6', 29', 71', 75') Adam Blair 1/1 (80') Sin Bin: Jahrome Hughes (23') 1 | [20] 1st: 6 - 6 2nd: 6 - 4 3rd: 0 - 6 4th: 18 - 0 | Tries: Joshua Curran (18') 1 Blake Ferguson (40') 1 James Roberts (57') 1 Goals: Tyrone Roberts 1/2 (20') Blake Ferguson 1/1 (58') |
Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 23,599 Preston Campbell Medal: Brandon Smith Referee: Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough |
20 February 2021 7:15pm (AEST) |
Indigenous All Stars | 10 – 10 | Māori All Stars |
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Tries: Alex Johnston (64') 1 Goals: Latrell Mitchell 2/2 (65', 80' pen) Jamal Fogarty 1/1 (20' pen) Sin Bin: Tyrone Peachey (60') 1 | [21] 1st: 2 - 0 2nd: 0 - 0 3rd: 0 - 10 4th: 8 - 0 | Tries: Jordan Riki (49') 1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (53') 1 Goals: Patrick Herbert 1/2 (51') Sin Bin: Zane Musgrove (35') 1 |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 20,206 Preston Campbell Medal: James Fisher-Harris Referee: Adam Gee |
12 February 2022 5:20pm (AEDT) |
Indigenous All Stars | 10 – 16 | Māori All Stars |
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Tries: Jesse Ramien (13') 1 Tyrell Sloan (67') 1 Goals: Braydon Trindall 1/1 (20' pen) Nicho Hynes 0/2 Sin Bin: Andrew Fifita (20') 1 Jesse Ramien (56') 1 | 1st: 6 - 0 2nd: 0 - 10 3rd: 0 - 6 4th: 4 - 0 | Tries: Kodi Nikorima (25') 1 Esan Marsters (33') 1 Joseph Tapine (57') 1 Goals: Patrick Herbert 1/2 (27') Kodi Nikorima 1/1 (58') Sin Bin: Jordan Rapana (20') 1 |
11 February 2023 5:50pm (NZDT) |
Māori All Stars | 24 – 28 | Indigenous All Stars |
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Tries: Zach Dockar-Clay (3') 1 Jesse Arthars (23') 1 Jordan Riki (55') 1 Preston Riki (78') 1 Goals: Jordan Rapana 4/4 (5', 25', 56', 78') | 1st: 6 - 4 2nd: 6 - 6 3rd: 6 - 6 4th: 6 - 12 | Tries: Selwyn Cobbo (62', 69', 73') 3 Tyrell Sloan (15') 1 Nicho Hynes (35') 1 Brent Naden (45') 1 Goals: Nicho Hynes 2/4 (37', 47') Latrell Mitchell 0/2 |
Rotorua International Stadium Attendance: 17,644 Preston Campbell Medal: Nicho Hynes Referee: Gerard Sutton |
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