The 2011 All Stars Match was the second of the annual representative exhibition match played between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars which was held on the 12 of February 2011 at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park. The game was won by the NRL All Stars 28–12, claiming their first annual title.[1] Canberra Raiders fullback Josh Dugan won the Preston Campbell medal for Man of the Match. Preceding game included a Women's All Stars exhibition match which was won by the NRL Women's All Stars 22–6.[2]

2011 (2011) All Stars Game  ()
1234 Total
INDIGENOUS 0660 12
NRL 41806 28
Date12 February 2011
StadiumSkilled Park
LocationGold Coast, Queensland
Preston Campbell MedalJosh Dugan
RefereesShayne Hayne, Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger, Henry Perenara
Attendance25,843
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters

Teams edit

NRL ALL STARS Position INDIGENOUS
ALL STARS
Josh Dugan
 
Fullback
 
Matt Bowen
Akuila Uate
 
Wing
 
Nathan Merritt
Michael Jennings Centre
 
Willie Tonga
Jamie Lyon
 
Centre
 
Beau Champion1
Brett Morris
 
Wing
 
Jharal Yow Yeh
Darren Lockyer (c)
 
Five-Eighth
 
Scott Prince
Benji Marshall
 
Halfback
 
Johnathan Thurston (c)
Ben Hannant
 
Prop
 
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
Cameron Smith
 
Hooker
 
Travis Waddell
Matt Scott
 
Prop
 
George Rose
Nathan Hindmarsh
 
2nd Row
 
Cory Paterson
Ashley Harrison
 
2nd Row
 
Jamal Idris
Paul Gallen
 
Lock
 
Greg Bird
Dave Taylor
 
Interchange
 
Ben Barba
Liam Fulton3
 
Interchange
 
Jamie Soward
Feleti Mateo Interchange
 
Carl Webb
Shaun Kenny-Dowall
 
Interchange Joel Moon2
Michael Ennis
 
Interchange
 
Joel Thompson
Petero Civoniceva Interchange
 
Ryan James
Kurt Gidley
 
Interchange
 
Anthony Mitchell4
Wayne Bennett
 
Coach
 
Laurie Daley

1 - Greg Inglis was originally selected but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Beau Champion.
2 - Sam Thaiday was originally selected but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Cory Paterson whilst Joel Moon joined the interchange.
3 - Gareth Ellis was originally selected but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Liam Fulton.
4 - Preston Campbell was originally selected but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Matt Bowen whilst Anthony Mitchell joined the interchange. Johnathan Thurston was handed the captaincy title from Campbell.

Result edit

12 February 2011
8:00pm (AEST)
NRL All Stars 28 – 12 Indigenous All Stars
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

Women's All Stars match edit

2011 (2011) Women's All Stars match  ()
1 Total
IND 0 6
WAS 0 20
DateSaturday 12 February 2011
StadiumSkilled Park
LocationGold Coast, Queensland
Woman of the MatchTBA
Advance Australia FairTBA
Broadcast partners
2012 →

The 2011 Women's All Stars Match was the first time the event was held.[3] The game, played in twenty minute halves, was won by the All Stars team, by 20 points to six.[4][5][6]

Women's Teams edit

Squads for the two teams were selected and announced in December for the match in February.[3]

Women's Indigenous All Stars: Bianca Ambrum, Theresa Anderson, Naomi Babongi, Natasha Baggow, Pat Fraser, Natalie Gala, Kaitlin Moss, Yvonne O'Neill, Angela Solomon, Rebecca Solomon, Tracy Thompson (Qld), Bo De La Cruz (NT), Chloe Caldwell, Candice Clay, Eunice Grimes, Mahalia Murphy, Kylie Pennell, Lavina Philip, Rachel Moreton, Ros Simpson, Tyan Smith, Julie Young, Rebecca Young.

Women's All Stars: Heather Ballinger, Jo Barrett, Ali Brigginshaw, Natalie Dwyer, Erin Elliott, Steph Hancock, Suzanne Johnson, Renae Kunst, Karyn Murphy, Tahnee Norris, Tegan Rolfe, Tarah Westera (Qld), Teina Clark, Lisa Fiola, Kylie Hilder, Sonia Mose, Jess Palmer, Alexander Sulshi (NSW).

References edit

  1. ^ "ABC Sport - Sports coverage for cricket, afl, rugby league, rugby union, football, tennis and more". ABC Online. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Australian Womens Rugby League". Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Women Brace For Historic Clash". NRL.com. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ^ "All Star day out one to cherish". Cairns Post. 16 February 2011.
  5. ^ Payne, Charlie (15 February 2011). "Local stars prove all class in women's indigenous match". Mackay Daily Mercury.
  6. ^ "Ambrum plays for Allstars team". Innisfail Advocate. 19 February 2011.

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